Andrew Solomon book The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
Source: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
Source: Bite Me
Andrew Solomon book The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
Source: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
“Inspiration, move me brightly, light the song with sense and color, hold away despair”
Robert Hunter (1941–2019) American musician
"Terrapin Station"
Song lyrics, (1977)
“Isolation and loneliness are central causes of depression and despair.”
Bell Hooks book All About Love: New Visions
Source: All About Love: New Visions
Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888–1957) Medal of Honor recipient and United States Navy officer
Ch 7
Alone (1938)
“He was all silver and ashes, not like Will's strong colors of blue and black and gold.”
Cassandra Clare (1973) American author
Source: The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel
“Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.”
Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor
Hope, Despair, and Memory (1986)
Context: Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair. I remember the killers, I remember the victims, even as I struggle to invent a thousand and one reasons to hope.