Jenny Lawson

Quotes

• “When you come out of the grips of a depression there is an incredible relief, but not one you feel allowed to celebrate....”
• “It's true, I did say I wanted girlfriends," I capitulated hesitantly, "but couldn't we start with something smaller and ...”
• “That night I looked up at those same stars, but I didn't want any of those things. I didn't want Egypt, or France, or fa...”
• “[I have] occasional depersonalization disorder, (which makes me feel utterly detached from reality, but in less of a "th...”
• “I sometimes get hassled for using the term "fat" but I also use the term "crazy" to describe myself and I'm fine with th...”
• “strangers seem uncomfortable when you question them about their childhood. But really, what else are you going to talk a...”
• “I’ve often thought that people with severe depression have developed such a well for experiencing extreme emotion that t...”
• “I can tell you that "Just cheer up" is almost universally looked at as the most unhelpful depression cure ever. It's pre...”
• “Australia is filled with roundabouts and everyone drives on the wrong side of the road. In the end we decided to split u...”
• “A friend is someone who knows where all your bodies are buried. Because they're the ones who helped you put them there."...”
• “Even when everything's going your way you can still be sad. Or anxious. Or uncomfortably numb. Because you can't always ...”
• “Brains are like toddlers. They are wonderful and should be treasured, but that doesn't mean you should trust them to tak...”
• “Brains are like toddlers. They are wonderful and should be treasured, but that doesn’t mean you should trust them to tak...”
• “I am furiously happy. It's not a cure for mental illness...it's a weapon, designed to counter it. It's a way to take bac...”
• “Or the woman in front of me in the security line who asked if they would put her cat, Dave, through the luggage X-ray ma...”
• “Refrigerators are good for keeping homemade moonshine less gross. Freezers are good for keeping rattlesnakes less angry....”
• “Even the ugliest person's cellulite is more attractive than the most beautiful supermodel's lower intestine.' I'd put th...”
• “It was nice to call my parents and proudly tell them, "My lady garden is going viral." In hindsight, that may have been ...”
• “It's okay to keep a broken oven in your yard as long as you call it art.”
• “No. I can’t have sex with you today because there aren’t enough spoons.”
• “YOU’RE READING. That’s what the sexy people do.”
• “We're better than Galileo. Because he's dead.”