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It's Kind of a Funny Story
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"It's Kind of a Funny Story" Quotes

"It's Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini follows a teenager named Craig Gilner who checks himself into a mental health facility after struggling with depression and anxiety, where he discovers hope and friendship.

Quotes

I am a person who is both happy and sad at the same time.

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emotionsself-reflection

I just want to not be me.

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identityself-doubt

It's so hard to talk when you want to kill yourself.

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mental healthdepression

Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real.

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dreamsmotivation

Nobody can wake up from a dream without realizing it's not real.

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realityawareness

I'm smart but not enough—just smart enough to have problems.

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intelligenceself-awareness

I don’t owe people anything, and I don’t have to talk to them anymore.

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independenceboundaries

I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?

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mental healthstruggle

Things get better—they always do.

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hopeoptimism

The world is not a better place because you are in it.

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self-worthexistentialism