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That's the number one thing I hear about humans. You have all these choices, so you're confused all the time, and you think so much that you're never happy.

Ned Vizzini

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Ned Vizzini
Age: 32 †
Born: 1981
Born: April 4
Died: 2013
Died: December 19
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New York City
New York
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Choices
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Humans
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Confused

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I just want to not be me.
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(...) Since I was a kid. Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.' Right.
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You all right, man?' This should be my name. I could be like a super hero: You All Right Man. Ah...' I stumble. Don't bug Craig,' Ronny is like. 'He's in the Craig zone. He's Craig-ing out.
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What am I always going to do? I'm going to go home and freak out.I'm going to sit with my family and try not to talk about myself and what's wrong. Im going to try and eat. Then I'm going to try and sleep. I dread it. I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?
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That made me happy. That was my Anchor.
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You shouldn't be able to be alive and you are. You want to trade?
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I was never big on rage.' 'Why?' It's so much more angry in my head than it could ever be outside.
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Sometimes I wish I had an easy answer for why I'm depressed.
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No, mom says, looking at me in the eyes. What's a triumph is that you woke up this morning and decided to LIVE. THAT'S a triumph. that's what you did today.
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