Ellen Hopkins Quotes

I'm not happy. I'm not happy at all.

I'm just sittin here trying not to be unhappy.

I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

I have become down-hearted, I have become discouraged, I have become depressed. I'm just like you. I'm a human being and I have my problems.

I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or life is terrible.

It's just so hard to feel good, you know?" I do know. And more than that, it's just so incredibly hard to feel. (54)

Why do people spend their time being sad when they could be happy?

Both hurting and happiness make me feel more alive, but as I get older it seems that hurting's the low hanging fruit. So I pick it.

I've been horribly depressed (lately), which, as you know, can be terribly time-consuming. I mean, if you're going to do it right, that is.

I've often felt depressed; everyone feels depressed.

I don't want to be submerged by depression.

Earlier in my life, I had a tendency toward depression.

I can't speak for everybody. But I will say that for me, when I've been depressed - and I get depressed. I have irrational bouts of anxiety. I have random FedEx deliveries of despondency. Just like, 'I didn't order this. Oh, well, keep the PJs on, cancel everything you're doing today. It's time to take a sad shower.'

I was depressed for a long time.

I can't deal with waking up and being sad.

I don't want to get all self-help on everyone. But I definitely think there was a period in my life where I thought I would feel the same way, forever. And every day felt like 'Groundhog Day,' where I was super, super depressed.

I know I can feel bad, when I get in a bad mood, and the world can look so sad, only you make me feel good.

If you don't enjoy your life, sorrow, sadness, suffering, fear, shame and guilt will.

I can't cheer up — I don't want to cheer up. It's nicer to be miserable!

I could see no reason for being sad. It´s just that it makes me unhappy not to feel happy.

Why were you feeling low? Why does anyone? It creeps up on you from time to time.

While each of us ... has depressed hours, none of us needs to be a depressed person.

I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.

Sadness is a super important thing not to be ashamed about but to include in our lives. One of the bigger problems with sadness or depression is there's so much shame around it. If you have it you're a failure. You are felt as being very unattractive.

Of course there are times when I think, 'I'd be better out of this.'