“I lead a double life. I'm John Wayne Gacy. I present myself in potentially awkward social situations as a laughing, colorful clown to gain your regard. If you ask my friends and neighbors, they will tell you I'm "normal" and that I "keep to myself." Meanwhile, there's a crawlspace in the basement where I've buried my secrets. It's starting to get pretty crowded down there, but they are mine. And there they'll stay.” SadnessLonelinessIllnessSecretsAwkwardness Book:Bent: How Yoga Saved My Ass Source: Bent: How Yoga Saved My Ass
“I don't want to hide. I don't want to be alone. I don't want to wander off into the desert in shame and die and become vulture food. Or end up keeling over just because I'm too self-conscious to leave the house. Cause of Death: Unnecessary Loneliness.” DifferentLonelinessIllnessAloneIsolationHidingSecretsSelf ConsciousnessHiding Feelings Book:Bent: How Yoga Saved My Ass Source: Bent: How Yoga Saved My Ass
“I'm in hell. I'm separate from everyone and everything. I'm John Travolta in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.” DifferentLonelinessIllnessSeparationIsolationSecretsAlone In A Crowd Book:Bent: How Yoga Saved My Ass Source: Bent: How Yoga Saved My Ass