“This clarity made me able to behave normally, which posed some interesting questions. Was everybody seeing this stuff and acting as though they weren't? Was insanity just a matter of dropping the act? If some people didn't see these things, what was the matter with them? Were they blind or something? These questions had me unsettled.” PeopleIfsMadeMatterAbleStuffInterestingActingSeeingBlindClarityInsanityBehaveDroppingSome Interesting Book:Girl, Interrupted Source: Girl, Interrupted
“I think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't.” PeopleThinkingSadSuicideDebateGirl Interrupted Book:Girl, Interrupted Source: Girl, Interrupted
“The debate was wearing me out. Once you've posed that question, it won't go away. I think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't. Anything I thought or did was immediately drawn into the debate. Made a stupid remark--why not kill myself? Missed the bus--better put an end to it all. Even the good got in there. I liked that movie--maybe I shouldn't kill myself.” PeopleThinkingMadeEndsStupidDebateGoing AwayWhy NotBusRemarksGirl Interrupted Author:Susanna Kaysen
“It was a spring day, the sort that gives people hope: all soft winds and delicate smells of warm earth. Suicide weather.” PeopleGivingEarthWindSpringSuicideWarmSmellWeatherDelicateSpring DayGirl Interrupted Book:Girl, Interrupted Source: Girl, Interrupted
“You could also "request" to be locked into the seclusion room. Not many people made that request. You had to "request" to get out too. A nurse would look through the chicken wire and decide if you were ready to come out. Somewhat like looking at a cake through the glass of the oven door.” PeopleIfsLooksMadeRoomsDoorsReadyGlassesChickensCakeNurseLockedWireRequestOvensSeclusion Book:Girl, Interrupted Source: Girl, Interrupted
