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Jeffrey Eugenides Quotes about Depression

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Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It's always there, though.

Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It's always there, though.

Jeffrey Eugenides
Depression, Hurt, Mind

That was when Leonard realized something crucial about depression. The smarter you were, the worse it was. The sharper your brain, the more it cut you up.

Jeffrey Eugenides
Depression, Cutting, Brain
Jeffrey Eugenides (2011). “The Marriage Plot: A Novel”, p.254, Macmillan

They thought depression was like bieng 'depressed'. They thought it was like being in a bad mood, only worse. Therefore, they tried to get him to snap out of it.

Jeffrey Eugenides
Depression, Bad Mood, Mood

They made us participate in their own madness, because we couldn't help but retrace their steps, rethink their thoughts, and see that none of them led to us.

Jeffrey Eugenides
Depression, Steps, Helping
Jeffrey Eugenides (1993). “The Virgin Suicides: A Novel”, p.243, Macmillan

We're all well-acquainted with depression, we all know what the low moods are, but the mania was not something I knew much about. I didn't know that it would make someone dress extravagantly or start to pun, and to stay up and drink.

Jeffrey Eugenides
Depression, Dresses, Drink

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