I lie there thinking about how everything I've done is a failure, death and failure, and there's no hope for me except being homeless, because I'm never going to be able to hold a job because everyone...
I had fooled myself into thinking that I was something important to the rest of the world.
Dr. Barney stared at me, his lips puckered. What was he so serious about? Who hasn’t thought about killing themselves, as a kid? How can you grow up in this world and not think about it?
Do you have difficulty sleeping?Sometimes not. When I do it’s bad, though. I lie there thinking about how everything I’ve done is a failure, death and failure, and there’s no hope for me except being...
Dad nods, looks me dead in the eyes; slowly and regretfully, he banishes all the smiling and joking from his face, and for once he's just my dad, watching his son who has fallen so low.
At least I’m giving someone an example not to follow.
And I always look like I’m about to cry.
A guy from Bear Stearns had visited our class, thin and bald with a gold watch. He told us that if we were interested in getting into finance, we had better work hard and smart because a lot of machin...
One quarter of your life is spent as a minor; you might as well make the best of it.
Why are you bothering? You've got an excuse. You've got bad blood. You must like living; I guess I would if I were you.
We're all animals, high school is animals, but some of us are more animal than others. Like in 'Animal Farm,' which I read, all animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others? Here in...
There’s a lot of yuppies in this place, and you have that look about you, you know—the yuppie look of people with money? Yeah. People who don’t care about other people.
The sweating is awful. It’s not as bad as the not eating, but it’s weird—cold sweat, all over my forehead, having to be wiped off every two minutes, smelling like skin concentrate. People notice. It’s...
The Shift hasn't happened yet, maybe it never will, but sometimes-just enough times to give me hope-my brain jars back into where it's supposed to be.
That means you start today. This is an opportunity for you to explore your interests. So I ask you: what are your hobbies? Bad question, Monica. I don’t have any. Aha. None at all? No. I work, Monica,...
That made me happy. That was my Anchor.
Take these verbs and enjoy them. They're yours, Craig. You deserve them because you chose them. You could have left them all behind but you chose to stay here.
Something deep in my guts, below my heart, has made a shift to the left and settled in a more comfortable place. It’s not the Shift, but it’s a shift. I picture Nia with her gorgeous face and little b...
Someday someone is going to find this pelvis sexy or I'll never have children.
Run. Eat. Drink. Eat more. Don't throw up. Instead, take a piss. Then take a crap. Wipe your butt. Make a phone call. Open a door. Rid your bik. Ride in a car. Ride in a subway. Talk. Talk to people....