41 Quotes by Nic Sheff

They say suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. he problem with being humas isn’t really so temporary.

It seems like there is something about sharing your insides with the world that gives other people strength and hope and helps them not to feel so alone.

The thing is, though, every time I think I’m just gonna give up – that I can’t possibly do it, that I’m just going to curl up alone somewhere and waste away, well, I always keep trying. I mean, for some reason I manage to make it through another day and then another day after that.

For ninety minutes, I was transported into another life, another reality, another character. Basically, it let me be someone that I wasn’t. It allowed me to travel, to be a part of different cultures, different world views, different societies. Plus there are all the elements of movies: music, visuals, writing, and acting. In some ways it is the perfect art form. It is the culmination of all mediums.

I need everyone to like me and I just burn out bending over backward to make that happen. Having people be mad at me is my worst fear. I can’t stand it. There is this crazy fear I have of being rejected by anyone – even people I don’t really care about. It’s always better to leave them first, cut all ties, and disappear. They can’t hurt me that way – no one can.

The sun’s still keeping the sky somewhat colored, even though it’s already gone down beyond the horizon. There are strips of patterned pinks and oranges layered up like sideways colored bars. A Los Angeles sunset, made beautiful by a screen of haze, pollution, and trash. It says a lot about this city. It says a lot about the people who live here.

Isn’t that the greatest gift in the world – just not to care? I feel so grateful for it.

They don’t have to struggle like I do – or maybe that’s just me comparing my goddamn insides to everyone else’s outsides.

I guess I just struggle with belonging to any organization. I always feel like I should be able to do it on my own. My ego tells me I’m better than all this... I want to rebel against it, though of course, I don’t really have any options.