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Susanna Kaysen Quotes about Depression

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Lunatics are similar to designated hitters. Often an entire family is crazy, but since an entire family can't go into the hospital, one person is designated as crazy and goes inside. Then, depending on how the rest of

Lunatics are similar to designated hitters. Often an entire family is crazy, but since an entire family can't go into the hospital, one person is designated as crazy and goes inside. Then, depending on how the rest of the family is feeling that person is kept inside or snatched out, to prove something about the family's mental health.

Susanna Kaysen
Depression, Crazy, Girl Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.95, Vintage

... now I was safe, now I was really crazy, and nobody could take me out of there.

Susanna Kaysen
Depression, Crazy, Safe
Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.104, Vintage

Don’t ask me those questions! Don’t ask me what life means or how we know reality or why we have to suffer so much. Don’t talk about how nothing feels real, how everything is coated with gelatin and shining like oil in the sun. I don’t want to hear about the tiger in the corner or the Angel of Death or the phone calls from John the Baptist.

Susanna Kaysen
Depression, Real, Angel
Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.125, Vintage

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