The Girl in the Manor Quotes

“Life can put you through the grinder sometimes," I answer. "Sometimes it can seem like there isn't any point in trying to keep going because it's only going to get worse. Killing yourself doesn't feel like violence or an act of cruelty. It's mercy. Instead of trudging along through the rest of life with the days shackled to your neck, dragging along behind you, you cut the chains. You're relieved of the burden. Depression and hopelessness can be a bitch.”
― A.J. Rivers, The Girl in the Manor

“Nobody ever knows how they are actually going to react to something happening until it happens to them. Until they are standing in that situation and staring down the barrel at it, they don’t know what they would do. And neither does anyone else. You can tell a lot about someone from their emotions and how they act. But you can also tell nothing at all.”
― A.J. Rivers, The Girl in the Manor

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― A.J. Rivers, The Girl in the Manor

“Sometimes people lose pieces of themselves. It's whether they find them again that really makes the difference,”
― A.J. Rivers, The Girl in the Manor

“Sometimes it can seem like there isn't any point in trying to keep going because it's only going to get worse. Killing yourself doesn't feel like violence or an act of cruelty. It's mercy. Instead of trudging along through the rest of life with the days shackled to your neck, dragging along behind you, you cut the chains. You're relieved of the burden. Depression and hopelessness can be a bitch.”
― A.J. Rivers, The Girl in the Manor

“And sometimes it's not worth the journey. Or it at the very least it, in that moment, it doesn't seem like it's worth it. The challenge is getting past that moment.”
― A.J. Rivers, The Girl in the Manor