She gave all her friends the impression that she was a woman to be envied, and she expended most of her energy in trying to behave in accordance with the image she had created of herself. Because of that she had never had enough energy to be herself, a person who, like everyone else in the world, needed other people in order to be happy. - Veronika Decides To Die; Paulo Coelho

The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence. - The Bell Jar; Sylvia Plath

You call me a dreamer and I'll call you comfortable - John & Jr.; Bethany Joy

Everyone just wants to be loved -- no matter how awful they are. You have no idea how loved YOU are... NO idea. - Bethany Joy