“I feel like we're all here on this planet, and intimacy is important. I can't bear small talk, it's awful. I want to get beyond that thing of discussing how the weather is a bit better today than it was yesterday, and how this is a nice restaurant. I want to get to what are the problems, what's really going on. Are you in love? Are you in a lot of pain? What's really going on in your life? I'm interested in that area, whether it's on stage or in real life.” WantLoveLifeFeelsI CanImportantRealProblemTodayPainBitsNiceStagePlanetsBearsAreasYesterdayReal LifeWeatherAwfulIntimacyRestaurantsLove LifeDiscussingSmall Talk Author:Simon Amstell
“[On her morphine addiction:] I was meant to 'taper off.' At times I felt such pains as must afflict a creature while a bigger beast eats and claws at its middle. God-awful things were hiding underneath my bed, and it was no use telling me they were not there - I knew they were, and felt their dreadful ever-changing shapes.” UsePainFeltMiddleShapesBedCreaturesBiggerAddictionAwfulBeastHidingClawsMorphine Author:Evalyn Walsh McLean
“The hours must be endured and those who cannot do so in life will most surely do so in death. You say you cannot face them? Life's joys and pains both? You shall find them waiting for you, a world of ignored moments there to be explored. Then shall you know how long an hour can be, shall feel the awful depth and restlessness of even a single day, and all the days you fled from life while you were alive.” KnowsWorldFeelsLongMomentsPainFacesJoyWaitingHoursKnow HowAliveDepthAwfulIgnoredRestlessnessWaiting For YouJoy And Pain Author:Ari Berk
“More than anything, my wish for you is this: That when your awful darkest days come, you will know you're not alone. Pain will tell you to keep quiet, but that's a lie. Life is fragile and we all break in different ways. I hope you know you can be honest. I hope you know that you can ask for help. Did you catch that? It is absolutely positively okay to ask for help. It simply means you're human. Help is real and it is possible; people find it every day.” PeopleKnowsWayHumansMeanDifferentRealHelpingPainLife IsLyingAsksWishBreakHonestQuietOkayAwfulBeing HonestDifferent WaysFragilePositivelyNot AloneMy WishLife Is FragileMy Wish For You Book:If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For Source: If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For