“Keedwell cites a study of depression in the Netherlands that found that most people coped better with adversity after experiencing depression.”

“…depressive realism. Depression is not the near death experience described by so many, [Kayla Dunn] suggests, but a rebirth in which the new psyche has removed self-delusion. Compared with so-called healthy individuals, depressives are more realistic in their worldview.”

“As the past disappears, I keep getting lost.”

“Antidepressants. The thought of this girl actually being depressed made me want to grab the whole planet and throw it into the sun. Well, more than usual anyway.”

“Some people go through life adding years to their life ... others go through life adding life to their years.”

“Well, you’d better hope I am because the world was built by sociopaths, men willing to send a million innocent boys into battle to be chopped to screaming giblets, all so a banner can be raised over another piece of land with houses and markets and roads soon after.”

“Life doesn't get much better than this.”