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- “Suicide is a form of murder - premeditated murder. It isn't something you do the first time you think of doing it. It takes getting used to. And you need the means, the opportunity, the motive.
- “Crazy isn't being broken or swallowing a dark secret. It's you or me amplified. If you ever told a lie and enjoyed it. If you ever wished you could be a child forever.”
- “I told her once I wasn’t good at anything. She told me survival is a talent.” ― Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted.
- “Actually, it was only part of myself I wanted to kill: the part that wanted to kill herself, that dragged me into the suicide debate and made every window, kitchen implement, and subway station a rehearsal for tragedy.”
21 of the best book quotes from Girl, Interrupted. 01. “The only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy.” Susanna Kaysen. author. Girl, Interrupted. book. mental health. ᐧ. mental illness. ᐧ. insanity. ᐧ. crazy. concepts. 02. “Was everybody seeing this stuff and acting as though they weren’t? Was insanity just a matter of dropping the act?”
“Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you have the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60's. Or maybe I was just a girl... interrupted.” ― Susanna Kaysen, quote from Girl, Interrupted
Find the quotes you need in Susanna Kaysen's Girl, Interrupted, sortable by theme, character, or chapter. From the creators of SparkNotes.
With Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy. A directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.
Explanation of the famous quotes in Girl, Interrupted, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
1. Valerie Owens: “What would you have said to her?” Susanna Kaysen: “I don’t know. That I was sorry. That I will never know what it was like to be her. But I know what it’s like to want to die. How it hurts to smile. How you try to fit in, but you can’t. You hurt yourself on the outside to try to kill the thing on the inside.” 2.
