"Mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from natural experience, the gray drizzle of horror induced by depression takes on the quality of physical pain."

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Source : William Clark Styron (2010). “Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness”, p.26, Open Road Media

William Styron

#Depression Quotes #Pain Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“Happiness refers to feelings, virtue refers to actions, and those actions can cause those feelings. But not necessarily and not exclusively.”
“In my opinion, sexiness comes down to three things: chemistry, sense of humor, and treatment of waitstaff at restaurants. If the sparks donâ€™t fly from the beginning, they never will. If he doesnâ€™t get your sense of humor from the first conversation, youâ€™ll always secretly be looking for someone who does. And if a guy canâ€™t see restaurant servers as real people, with needs and dreams and crappy jobs, then I donâ€™t want to be with him, even if he just won the Pulitzer Prize.”
“Anxiety is the dizziness we experience when we recognize we hold the freedom and responsibility for our life choices. More than anyone, alcoholics have a very clear sense of this dizziness, especially when we were coming to realize our own powerlessness over alcohol and that we could act differently.”
“They're trying to kill me," Yossarian told him calmly. No one's trying to kill you," Clevinger cried. Then why are they shooting at me?" Yossarian asked. They're shooting at everyone," Clevinger answered. "They're trying to kill everyone." And what difference does that make?”
“Not long after I published my first book, I quickly found I was terrible at being interviewed.”

Source : Source: romancing-the-book.com
“According to the Bible, God created the heavens and the Earth. It is man’s prerogative - and woman’s - to create their own particular and private hell.”

Source : "The Twilight Zone: Night Call". TV Series, www.imdb.com. 1964.
“Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.”
“I have come to terms with a lot of things, because, when all's said and done, there's really very little one can do about a lot of things. You just accept them. The point is you just have to keep on working and you just have to keep on living.”

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