Black Days Quotes

“Fear of death is the only true, primal fear any human being can have, and when it finally takes root, it crawls through your subconscious mind like a grapevine, and it clings to you for your entire life. You have no choice but to live with it until it dies along with you.”
― Jackson Ellis, Black Days

“I didn't care if I died. If this is how it felt to die, I wanted to die for all eternity—not be dead, necessarily, but to actively die so that I could always feel this way. I laughed—or, at least, I seemed to laugh. Maybe I laughed in a dream. I felt my weight shifting, the sensation of spinning, tumbling, falling. Slowly, slowly I faded away into deep sleep and a darkness deeper and blacker than any I'd ever known. Then there was nothing.”
― Jackson Ellis, Black Days

“A few more years." It's what you tell yourself when you're already sunk in the mud with spinning wheels. See, when you are in the middle of it, you don't realize that life and its myriad opportunities are slipping by. You keep waiting and dreaming, always believing there is a finish line to cross just beyond the horizon, where your struggles will conclude. Soon you will have enough money and time—you can feel it. When that time comes, you can put your plans into action.”
― Jackson Ellis, Black Days

“You will die, old man, whether or not you take it safe. Take a risk and do something crazy. Follow through on a big idea for once in your damned life.”
― Jackson Ellis, Black Days

“You don't need to have anything to 'show for yourself,' Ralphie. Life isn't a damned contest. You're finding your way and doing what makes you happy. And if you're not happy, make some changes, and just take it day by day.”
― Jackson Ellis, Black Days

“The thing is, whether you sleep or not, morning always arrives. Giving in to anxiety and insomnia can only make the following day worse, so you might as well get a good night's sleep. Better to face your dread fresh-faced and perky than groggy and grumpy. That's always been my belief.”
― Jackson Ellis, Black Days