“The solution to your depression lies en esa cueva oscura [in this dark cave] and a deeper integration of your psyche.”

“Your explanation depresses me,"" I said.
""Your nonsense depresses me,"" said Simple.”

“In the end, your past is not my past and your truth is not my truth and your solution - is not my solution.”

“How you're still always trapped.

How your head is the cave, your eyes the cave mouth. How you live inside your head and only see what you want. How you only watch the shadows and make up your own meaning.”

“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness”

“Having your own, um, cave at eighteen is pretty cool.”

“To the deficit commission, a depression is the solution to the problem, not a problem.”

“Part of being a writer is defending your vision and not caving in to outside pressures.”

“You know I believe we all begin equal parts light and dark. I fear you think your strength lies in your darkness. But the measure of a man is not the fear he sows in his enemies. It is the hope he gives his friends.”

“Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions”