“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
“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
“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
“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
“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