Quotes off the internet

Be kind to everyone, you may not
be able to save a person, but at least
you weren't one of the people who didn't
try.
- Chloe Higashida1

Good judgment comes from experience,
& experience comes from bad judgment
-Barry LePatner2

i believe that if you are a good person, good things will happen to you, in this life or the next.
-pierre bouvier3

Sooner or later, those who
win are those who think they can.
- Richard Bach4

You don't get many people in your life that you can tell everything to.
- The Hills5

Tough times never last,
but tough people do.
- Dr. Robert Schuller6

It's not whether you get
knocked down; it's whether you get up.
- Vince Lombardi7

The walls we build around us to
keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.
- Jim Rohn8

There are times when you have no clue what to say to someone, no clue how to end their pain but to give them a hug. It doesn't take away the pain, doesn't make the problem go away, but it gives them this little ounce of hope that makes it all okay, just for one moment.9

And your friends, they sing along and they love you. but the lows are so extreme, that the good seems fucking cheap. And it teases you for weeks in its absence, but you'll fight and you'll make it through. You'll fake it if you have to and you'll show up to work with a smile. And you'll be better and you'll be smarter, more grown up and a better son or daughter, and a real good friend. And you'll be awake; you'll be alert. You'll be positive though it hurts, and you'll laugh and embrace all of your friends. And you'll be a real good listener. You'll be honest, you'll be brave. You'll be handsome and you'll be beautiful.
And you'll be happy.10

The truth is, I still haven't talked about it. The depression is the same no matter how many masks I wear. It's suffocating, there's no escape. It's agony and I know it's my life. At times it leaves, but it never fully goes away, not completely. Then there are times when I don't want to eat, I can't fully function. It's the most intense pain anyone could ever feel. The smile I wear is just a cover-up. It's bearing down on me. I want so bad to let people know the real me. I don't like hiding how I feel all the time. The real me is so complex, so complicated. I, myself do not fully understand who I am. I tell myself there is no cure for this excruciating pain. Happiness is an ongoing battle, a state of mind, something I'll be fighting with for the rest of my life. So I continue to wear the mask of the person everyone wants me to be because they would not come close to fully understanding who I really am.11

I want to thank you. Thank you for always listening to me when I just needed to vent. Thank you for understanding what I needed, for being my best friend. And for not giving up on me when everyone else had.12

"'Cause we live in a house of mirrors."
We see our fears and everything. Our songs,
faces and second hand clothes, but more
and more we're suffering and not anybody,
not a thousand beers, not a thousand wasted,
fake cheers will keep us from feeling this alone.13

There comes a time when every life goes off course. In this desperate moment, you must choose your direction. Will you fight to stay on the path? Will others tell you who you are or will you label yourself? Will you be haunted by your choice or will you embrace your new path? Each morning you choose to move forward or to simply give up...14

QUOTES I FOUND THAT I TRULY LOVE:15

001. Ever feel like you're dying?
All around you people are talking
and laughing, not noticing you're
pain. You're peering over the ledge
with one foot hovering in the air.
But hold on, someone will save you.
If not, you will save yourself.
-Chloe Higashida16

008. It's like I'm secretly broken, without
the broken feeling. There's just something
in me that I know is misplaced but I don't
know what it is. And I'm afraid it might
silently kill me. -Chloe Higashida17

009. I didn't ask for this life. I've been
through so much, and dealt with things
most never will. So now, why do I feel
guilty for feeling happy? -Chloe Higashida18

When you're depressed, you don't
pay a lot of attention to the world around
you. You don't want to see anyone. There
are things you want to say - real things -
honest things- but they're buried so deep
inside, it's an effort to drag them to the surface.19

005. I really hated how I was,
that phase, stage, whatever it
was, made me feel like crap.
But it was the experience and
the lessons that I got from it,
that was the reason I needed to
feel like crap, and hate my personality,
it was time to change. -Chloe Higashida20

006. Knowing your flaws doesn't
hit you that hard, but when someone
else points it out. You should either
change for the better...or tell them to
fuck off. -Chloe Higashida21

007. I used to cry because I didn't
think I was loved, now I cry because
I don't think I deserve to be.22

There is a pain that few
will experience, and even fewer
that will understand.
-Chloe Higashida23

005. I've always had this tendency
to assume that change, when it
happens, can only be for the worse
you know? And lately, I kinda
feel like that's not true. Like,
whatever's out there waiting for
me might not be that bad.
-Dawson's Creek24

009. Sometimes, I just wish
someone would take the time
to go past my sarcasm, my
loud mouth, my smiling face,
my grades and remarks to see
a part of me that few have ever
seen.25

004. Sometimes the strongest
person in the morning, are the
ones who cry themselves to sleep
at night.26


025. Sometimes I just want to
break down and cry for being
so heartless. Once again I would
like to feel something sincere. But
I remember why and how I got
this way. And I stack those cement
blocks even higher. Blocking everything
out, and preventing escape. -Chloe Higashida27

026. People think she's weak because
she leaves all the time, but she's strong
enough to let go when someone, or
anyone doesn't appreciate her. -Chloe Higashida