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
depression suicide lying
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.
dream wake-up realization
What happened when you woke up?" "I was having a dream. I don’t know what it was, but when I woke up, I had this awful realization that I was awake. It hit me like a brick in the groin." "Like a brick in the groin, I see." "I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare." "And what is that nightmare, Craig?" "Life." "Life is a nightmare." "Yes.
problem funny-story mines
I like how you don't hide your problems like everyone else, and I don't have to hide mine when I'm around you.
want able alive
You shouldn't be able to be alive and you are. You want to trade?
want
I just want to not be me.
want i-want-to-die wanting-to-die
I want to live but I want to die. What do I do?
dying not-afraid
I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of living.
stronger
And when you say the truth you get stronger.
stills
I'm still a nobody, when am I not going to be a nobody?
adulthood contains excite highs lows time
Adolescence is the most Technicolor time in our lives. It's the time when adulthood is new and we care most about it. It contains the highs and lows that excite me as a writer.
examine fancy flights novel stopping time
A novel wouldn't be a book if there weren't some flights of fancy on the part of the author, stopping time to examine things, or to tell a joke.
blessing cares children cost evil love parents send ways
'Game of Thrones' cares about children. Children are heirs. There's no hemming and hawing about how they're desensitized to violence or they cost too much to send to college. They're a blessing - in many ways the only blessing - and even the evil ones have parents who love them.
age asked drawn material people utterly wanna
People have always asked me why I'm drawn to material about kids, and for me, it's - I remember being at that age and feeling completely and utterly powerless. You know, there's so many things you wanna do and so many things you're told you can't do.
issue pick
I have an issue with dogs - I can't pick up after them. It's nothing personal; it just makes me feel like a servant.