Ned Vizzini: Want

Ned Vizzini was American writer. Explore interesting quotes on want.
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“I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

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“I just want to not be me.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

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“I wanted to tell people, "My depression is acting up today" as an excuse for not seeing them, but I never managed to pull it off.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

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“I want to live but I want to die. What do I do?”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story

“She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story

“You want to play video games twenty-four hours a day?"
"Or watch. I just want to not be me. Whether it's sleeping or playing video games or riding my bike or studying. Giving my brain up. That's what's important.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story

“I don't-" I shake my head. (…)
"What? What were you going to say?" This is another trick of shrinks. They never let you stop in midthought. If you open your mouth, they want to know exactly what you had the intention of saying.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

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“You shouldn't be able to be alive and you are. You want to trade?”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

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“They always said on TV you could do anything you wanted, but here I was trying to do something and it wasn't working. I would never be able to do it.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story

“It’s a huge thing, this Shift, just as big as I imagined. My brain doesn’t want to think anymore; all of a sudden it wants to do.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story

“its hard to talk when you want to kill yourself”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story