Letty Frame > Quotes

“My therapist used to tell me the goal was happiness, and I just need to work for it. But how can I be happy when I spend all my energy trying to survive?”
― Letty Frame, Death is Easy

“In the words of Taylor Swift: it’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me. And until I change my way of thinking, it’s the struggle bus”
― Letty Frame, Death is Easy

“Depression manifests different in every single person. Some can’t eat, some overeat. Some can’t function, some push themselves to the limit. Some have anxiety with it, some don’t. But that doesn’t mean anyone’s experiences are any less real.”
― Letty Frame, Survival is Hard

“It’s the hidden thoughts, the ones nobody can see or truly understand, the ones that would get you locked up if anyone could hear them. It’s the genuine belief that, even just for a moment, you’d be better off being nothing than just being alive.”
― Letty Frame, Death is Easy

“So, yes, I might look like I’m doing okay after my week’s holiday, like I’m thriving and happy, but nobody saw what I was like during it. Nobody asked how many times I had to tiptoe to the toilet because my bladder hurt from how long it took me to gather the strength to go wee. Nobody saw the clean sink in the kitchen and wondered if I’m just really good at cleaning up after myself, or if I’ve not eaten in a week. People only see what you show on the outside, and when you come across as a cheery, upbeat person, you don’t give people any reason to look deeper.”
― Letty Frame, Death is Easy

“Reading is the best way to get out of your brain. You get to leave your own shitty life, and can immerse yourself in someone else’s.”
― Letty Frame, Survival is Hard

“She remembered who she was, and the game changed. ​— ​LALA DELIA”
― Letty Frame, Happiness is Earned

“And soon… our pup will need their daddy, too.”
― Letty Frame, Survival is Hard

“I’m not crying,” I say, voice thick. “I’m emotionally moist.”
― Letty Frame, An Accidental Nest

“I throw the phone at the wall, glaring at it when it just drops to the ground without breaking. Investing in a Nokia phone was the best thing for my anger issues, but it doesn’t help when all I wanted to see was it smash into a bunch of tiny pieces.”
― Letty Frame, Survival is Hard

“I do, and then smile slowly. It’s a brand new kindle.”
― Letty Frame, Survival is Hard

“Do you ever have those days where you wake up, and absolutely nothing has happened yet, but you still think it would be better off if you were dead?”
― Letty Frame, Death is Easy

“Doing something, even poorly, is better than not doing it at all,” he says. “You expect perfection of yourself, no matter the situation, but sometimes putting in twenty percent of the effort is better than putting in zero.”
― Letty Frame, Death is Easy

“There’s got to be a name for this kind of feeling—the feeling of liking your kidnapper. I bet George would know.”
― Letty Frame, Survival is Hard

“I can’t share all the scary things that my mind says to me because then it becomes my job to make sure you’re okay with what I share. It then becomes my job to make you feel better about the way I’m feeling.”
― Letty Frame, Death is Easy

“People only see what you show on the outside, and when you come across as a cheery, upbeat person, you don’t give people any reason to look deeper.”
― Letty Frame, Death is Easy

“I’d be a terrible main character in a book because as soon as something inconveniences me, I’d just kill myself.”
― Letty Frame, Survival is Hard