“Like most depressions that plague people who have been more fortunate than most, I was ashamed of mine because there appeared to me no convincing cause for it; I just felt as though I had come off the rails somewhere.”

“It bothered me because like most people who have choices, I am not completely comfortable with mine.”

“I should like to think that had I been around at the time I would have been a convinced anti-Nazi engaged in the underground resistance fight. However, I know really that I would have been as confused and felt as helpless as most of the people I am writing about”

“I also remember it was Sunday night because that was the time I felt most depressed and vulnerable. Somehow have a moment to contemplate the miserable, low-paying week that lay ahead was more painful than living it.”

“I have written much less than most people who write; I have drunk much more than most people who drink.”

“I guess I’m a little weird. I like to talk to trees and animals. That’s okay though; I have more fun than most people.”