“She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.” –Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated ..read more

“The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract conviction that life’s assets and debits do not square. And surely not because death seems suddenly appealing. The person in whom Its invisible agony reaches a certain unendurable level will kill herself the same way a trapped person will eventually jump from the window of a burning high-rise. Make no mistake about people who leap from burning windows. “Their terror of falling from a great height is still just as great as it would be for you or me standing spe ..read more

“I hug my pillow and do not speak a word;In my empty room no sound stirs. Who knows that, all day a-bed I am not ill and am not even asleep? Turned to jade are the boy’s rosy cheeks; To his sick temples the frost of winter clings. Do not wonder that my body sinks to decay; Though my limbs are old, my heart is older yet. — "Poems In Depression, At Wei Village” Bai Juyi, also known as Po Chu-i ..read more

“For one human being to love another is perhaps the most difficult task of all, the epitome, the ultimate test. It is that striving for which all other striving is merely preparation.” –Rainer Maria Rilke ..read more

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Just want to die ..read more

People are getting married, having babies, in relationships, travelling etc. and moi? I’m just trying to breathe. *sigh ..read more

2ndtide: Nasty vacation ..read more

poemswords: “You are not broken. You can love and be loved, despite what may feel like the eternally brutal nature of the world. Even when you’re drowning and so far under, there is always time to reach for someone who will teach you how to breathe again.” — Jessica Park, Left Drowning (via books-n-quotes) December Book Recommendation: No One Ever Asked by Katie Ganshert ..read more