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Misfortune is no excuse for cruelty.

Ned Vizzini

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Ned Vizzini
Age: 32 †
Born: 1981
Born: April 4
Died: 2013
Died: December 19
Novelist
Writer
New York City
New York
Misfortune
Misfortunes
Cruelty
Excuse

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I'm going to be here until I'm cured? Life is not cured, Mr. Gilner. Life is managed.
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(...) Since I was a kid. Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.' Right.
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I found myself jealous of the people who wrote the books. They were dead and they were still taking up my time. Who did they think they were?
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Depression starts slow.
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It’s tough to get out of bed I know that myself. You can lie there for an hour and a half without thinking anything, just worrying about what the day holds and knowing that you won’t be able to deal with it.
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I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad.
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They're sort of ancillary anyway, friends. I mean, they're important -- everybody knows that the TV tells you so -- but they come and go. You lose one friend, you pick up another.
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I waste at least an hour every day lying in bed. Then I waste time pacing. I waste time thinking. I waste time being quiet and not saying anything because I'm afraid I'll stutter.
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Sometimes I wish I had an easy answer for why I'm depressed.
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