Writing ‘The Noonday Demon’ turned me into a professional depressive, which is a weird thing to be. A class at the university I attended assigns the book and invited me to be a guest lecturer. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
When I’m not depressed, I draw strength and beauty from depression; when I am depressed, I find no such things. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
When you close down your borders, you’re helping people build up a lot of hate toward you. That ungenerosity is not only not very attractive, from a moral and social standpoint, but also it’s not very effective as a means of defending the country. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
Kids with Down syndrome are, by and large, quite affectionate and relatively guileless, and frequently, the attachments to them grow and deepen. And the meaning that parents find in it grows and deepens. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
I’m attached to my children with whatever flaws they have, and if some glorious angel broke through the living room ceiling and offered to exchange them for other, better children, I’d cling to my kids and pray away this specter. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
People who are different are constantly dealing with families who don’t understand them. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
I like the relative literacy of at least some of England. I mean, I didn’t come for the food or the weather! Andrew Solomon Read Quote
A breakdown involves getting to the point at which your mental state prevents you from doing the normal things of your everyday life. I remember from my own experience that I was completely ambushed by mine. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
The anxiety phase of my first depression lasted six months. It was incredibly paralyzing. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
Sleep is my great indulgence, and I get eight hours every night. Being chronically overtired raises stress levels in a bad way and is responsible for a lot of depressive breaks. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
