James

“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Depression isn't just being a bit sad. It's feeling nothing. It's not wanting to be alive anymore.”
― J.K. Rowling

“They thought depression was like bieng 'depressed'. They thought it was like being in a bad mood, only worse. Therefore, they tried to get him to snap out of it.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, The Marriage Plot

“However, when we are depressed, being reminded of other people's suffering only serves to increase our self-hatred.”
― Dorothy Rowe