Icebreaker Quotes

“I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates.”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

“Depression doesn’t care who you are or what you’ve been through, she said. It’s an illness that can happen to anyone”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

“So, being both depressed and anxious at the same time is absolutely wild.”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

“And that matters far more than the name called first.”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

“I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years.”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

“But that's the thing," I say. My voice shakes. "Nothing makes me happy. Not really. It's not even that I don't like hockey, it's just... I don't like anything. Not enough to matter. All I ever wanted with hockey was a choice. I wanted to come with you when you moved. I didn’t care about the best opportunities. I was ten. I wanted my family. You could've retired in Buffalo, but you chose to come here and keep playing. You chose to leave me. And when you did finaly retire, instead of coming back, you stayed here.”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

“Obligation forced me up the hill to the arena and into my skates, but apathy overpowers my will to step onto the ice.”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

“I remember that game. It was in the middle of a three-week stretch where I spent every moment of free time lying in bed, staring at the wall. I ate nothing but canned soup and bread amd butter, failed two major tests because I didn’t even show up, almost got put in the hospital by my billet family, and felt absolutely nothing the whole time.”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

“He pushes a hand into my hair and pulls me back with a fistful of it, just enough that he can say, “I hate you.”
“Prove it.”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

“Gdyby @mjames17 dodał sobie te jedenaście punktów do wzrostu, może wtedy bym się przejął.' Siedzę obok niego, podjadam ze wspólnej paczki czipsy solone z octem i odpowiadam: 'Mickey James III @mjames17 w odpowiedzi do @jaycaul21: Czyżby twoją dumę uraził fakt, że nie dorastasz do pięt komuś tak niskiemu jak ja?' Cauler parska śmiechem. -Nie stać cię na nic więcej? - Wzruszam ramionami. - Przecież nie będę bluzgał w socialach”
― A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker