“Glum. It meant having the blues in a way that annoyed other people. Having the blues aggressively.”

“They always call depression the blues, but I would have been happy to waken to a periwinkle outlook. Depression to me is urine yellow, washed out, exhausted miles of weak piss.”

“I've had the blues for twenty-four years.”

“People say children from broken homes have it hard, but the children of charmed marriages have their own particular challenges.”

“People want to believe they know other people. Parents want to believe they know their kids. Wives want to believe they know their husbands.”

“People love talking, and I have never been a huge talker. I carry on an inner monologue, but the words often don't reach my lips.”

“He is learning to love me unconditionally, under all my conditions. I think we are finally on our way to happiness. I have finally figured it out.”