“In the wasteland of metro Boston, at thirteen, fourteen, his big dream had been of a gun to his own head, putting him out of his misery—a misery that by sophomore year of college was indistinguishable from everybody else's.” IdentityCollegeDepressionSuicideMiserySuicidalCity On FireGarth Risk Hallberg Book:City on Fire Source: City on Fire
“College stirred in her a certain contempt for virtues like kindness and persistence. She would have appeared to have been a kind and persistent person herself, but a steady diet of Antonioni films and an introductory course on existentialism had awakened her to the fact that she wanted more.” HumorCollegeCity On FireGarth Risk Hallberg Book:City on Fire Source: City on Fire