Ned Vizzini
Ned Vizzini
Ned Vizziniwas an American writer. He was the author of four books for young adults including It's Kind of a Funny Story, which NPR named #56 of the "100 Best-Ever Teen Novels" of all time and which is the basis of the film of the same name...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth4 April 1981
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
mouths want intention
I don't-" I shake my head. (...) "What? What were you going to say?" This is another trick of shrinks. They never let you stop in midthought. If you open your mouth, they want to know exactly what you had the intention of saying.
sad depression suicide
I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?
basketball running real
Ski. Sled. Play basketball. Jog. Run. Run. Run. Run home. Run home and enjoy. Enjoy. 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. So now live for real, Craig. Live. Live. Live. Live. Live.
ashamed
They've spent alot of money on me. I'm ashamed.
mom morning eye
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.
epiphany closest
And that was the closest I've ever come to an epiphany.
anchors made
That made me happy. That was my Anchor.
life perfect people
People are screwed up in this world. I'd rather be with someone screwed up and open about it than somebody perfect and ready to explode.
kids back-when
(...) Since I was a kid." "Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.'" "Right.
doctors
Yes, Doctor. I'll do what you say. I'll do what you all say.
depression thinking keys
The absolute worst part of being depressed is the food. A person's relationship with food is one of their most important relationships. I don't think your relationship with your parents is that important. Some people never know their parents. I don't think your relationship with your friends are important. But your relationship with air-that's key. You can't break up with air. You're kind of stuck together. Only slightly less crucial is water. And then food. You can't be dropping food to hang with someone else. You need to strike up an agreement with it.
thinking chemistry cases
I've started to think it must just be chemistry, in which case we're looking for the Shift and we haven't found it yet.
teeth normal bed
Some days I woke up and got out of bed and brushed my teeth like any normal human being; some days I woke up and laid in bed and looked at the ceiling and wondered what the hell the point was of getting out of bed and brushing my teeth like any normal human being.
silly heart littles
It's such a silly little thing, the heart.