“Once you start down the slippery slope of depression, it's hard to climb off of it. And sometimes you don't want to climb off of it.” SadnessSadDepression Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say
“Sam's eyes studied my lips and I studied hers. We each leaned in closer until our foreheads were touching. It felt like currents of electricity were running through the two of us, making me feel like I was going to melt from the intensity.” LoveKissingKiss Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say
“My biggest regret is what I didn’t say… (Jake)” LifeRegretSadLesson Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say
“There was a lot about my life that was crappy, now that I couldn't talk. But if I hadn't gotten drunk that night, if I hadn't gotten in that accident, would I have ever had this moment? Lying there in the sun, holding Sam's hand like time didn't exist and the real world couldn't touch us? Somehow I didn't think so.” LoveFriendshipAcceptingAcceptanceDepressionInfiniteRealisticRealismAcceptFeeling Infinite Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say
“Not being able to talk sucks. There's no doubt about that. There's a lot of times when I almost feel like I'm trapped inside of myself. Like if I don't talk or yell or scream or laugh I'm going to explode. A lot of the time it almost feels like I'm suffocating.” DisabilityMuteDisabilitiesPhysical DisabilityMutedBeing Mute Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say
“I wanted to scream as I stood there, my toes hanging over the edge of the dock. I wanted to let a gut-wrenching howl rip from my disfigured throat toward those clouded skies. I wanted to say every swear word my mother had ever taught me not to say. I would have settled for a cut-off whimper, just as long as some kind of sound came from my lips.” SoundVoiceSilenceDepressionNoiseScreamMuteYellMutedBeing Mute Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say
“We didn't say or write anything for a long time. Normally silence like that was uncomfortable and awkward. Like you needed to say something to fill the empty space in the air. But it didn't feel like that with Samantha. Maybe it was because I couldn't say anything and fill the quiet, but I thought it was more about two people just being with each other, enjoying the slowdown and the rare sunshine.” LoveFriendshipQuietUncomfortableAwkwardMuteMutedBeing Mute Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say
“I've always thought it would be nice to have the house to myself for a while. This place gets so loud all theme and there are always so many people in it. But I guess I'm grateful for all the noise and chaos. I don't know if I want to be alone in the quiet with my thoughts these days.” SilenceQuietMuteMutedBeing Mute Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say
“It kind of scares me though, to keep wearing it every day like I do. What happens when I run out of it? Will I forget what she looked like? What it looked like when the sun reflected on her hair? The way her pillow always smelled like her? Will my memory of her run out too?” DeathLostMemoriesGriefDepressionMemoryLosing A Loved One Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say
“You know Morse Code?” Avian asked as we walked up. “My grandpa thought it was a fun game when I was little,” West said as he rubbed his eyes again. ”That’s a scientist’s version of fun for you.” GamesFunScientistsMorse Code Book:Eden Source: Eden
“There was a lot of pain in that kiss. There was so much hurt and so much fear in it. I felt tears rolling down the both of our faces. But, in that kiss, there was even more want. We both wanted to smother out that pain, to not have so many horrible things in the all too recent past, to just be normal, to do the types of things we were supposed to be dealing with besides death and disability.” LovePainDeathFearHurtTearsDepressionKissDisabilityCrying Book:What I Didn't Say Source: What I Didn't Say