Broke is a relative term, like sister, cousin, or Uncle Sam.


Those who nurse secrets, nurse a chaotic world of amplified silence.

I was so self-critical. I still am; but it's not as bad anymore.

I feel no peace, I feel nothing. I think I will feel nothing forever.

I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.

Jam on a winter took away the blue devils. It was like tasting summer.

…she felt depressed beyond any thing she had ever known before.

Isolation and loneliness are central causes of depression and despair.

Black holes are darker than magic markers, but not as black as my mood.

We're in the business of melancholiaand we are married to our work.

It's hard to part the curtains when the dark holds such familiarity.

Empty teacups gathered around her and dictionary pages fell at her feet.

If you are chronically down, it is a lifelong fight to keep from sinking

Inferiority complex is a gold plated highway to the throne of depression

You cannot be a good writer of serious fiction if you are not depressed.