Even if something within me is ugly, writing is a pretty good place to play with that thing and to begin to really see it.
It's not the destination, It's the glory of the ride.
Here is the tragedy: when you are the victim of depression, not only do you feel utterly helpless and abandoned by the world, you also know that very few people can understand, or even begin to believe, that life can be this painful.
So imagine that the lovely moon is playing just for you - everything makes music if you really want it to.
Thinking you've had depression makes about as much sense as thinking you've been run over by a bus. Trust me - you know when you've got depression.
We all can dance when we find music that we love.
When a friend needs consoling, do not give in to the temptation of telling stories similar to theirs of disaster or bereavement. It is something people often do to show empathy but nothing is more tiresome than other people's problems when you want to focus on your own. Listening is by far the best form of consolation.
Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.
Without the cross, there's only condemnation. If Jesus wasn't executed, there's no celebration.
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
You bring in gambling into a major population base, and the more people you have going into a casino, the more people you have hooked on gambling