“ Lewis encourages his cancer-stricken and temporarily depressed wife that uncertainty rather than hopelessness is our cross. C.S. Lewis
“ There was, however, a difference between his mood and that of the rest of the cabinet. They felt desperate; he felt challenged. William Raymond Manchester
“ Depression can seem absurdly self aggrandizing to those who do not experience it, But that does not make it any less painful to those who do. Richard Brookhiser
“ The problems of today's youth were no longer a Sunday supplement, or a news broadcast, or anything so remote and intangible. They were suddenly become a dirty, shivering boy, who told us that in this… Spider Robinson
“ Don't regret your despondency in the shadows of evil, for the good light never did anything to erase your misery. Michael Bassey Johnson
“ One editor during the Civil War got a grievous message to meet his brothers corpse, only to find out that the telegraph operator had garbled the message to meet his living brother's CORPS. Harold Holzer
“ Professing not to care is a primordial defense mechanism. Whenever a person finds oneself mired in failure and despondency, rebelling is a viable option to preserve false personal pride. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ A person’s outlook on life colors their interpretation of specific events. Human beings’ behavioral and thinking patterns enable people to thrive or cause them to live in despondency and despair. Kilroy J. Oldster