“i find it easy to admire in trees what depresses me in people”
Marge Piercy (1936) American novelist and poet
“i find it easy to admire in trees what depresses me in people”
Marge Piercy (1936) American novelist and poet
“I don't like novels that end happily. They depress me so much”
Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest
Frankie Boyle (1972) Scottish comedian
Stand-up, Excited for You to See and Hate This (2020)
“The only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment.”
Marc Maron (1963) Comedian
Tickets Still Available (2006)
Variant: I think, in most cases, the difference between depression and disappointment is your level of commitment.
“It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.”
Harry Truman (1884–1972) American politician, 33rd president of the United States (in office from 1945 to 1953)
Quoted in The Observer 13 April 1958
John S. Hall (1960) Poet, author, singer, lawyer
May 23
Quotes from Daily Negations (2007)
“Depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling.”
Judith Guest (1936) Novelist, screenwriter