The infinity of this vacancy, the pervasive pain, the longing for some spirit, some lightness, some joy - that's all that is left.

- Martha Manning

The body remembers what your mind forgets.

- Martha Manning

In these flashes of insight, I understand for a moment that one of the great dividends of darkness is an increased sensitivity to the light.

- Martha Manning

In the psychological literature, depression is often seen as a defense against sadness. But I'll take sadness any day. There is no contest. Sadness c…

- Martha Manning

The bottom line is that my life has already almost slipped away from me. I have two choices: I can end it or I can fight like hell to save it.

- Martha Manning

People say, "I have heart disease," not "I am heart disease." Somehow the presumption of a person's individuality is not compromised by those diagnos…

- Martha Manning

It's enough just to speak when spoken to, to give some minimal reaction to a stimulus. But to actually be the stimulus doesn't even occur to me.

- Martha Manning

I always feel bad laughing at people who act crazy. But sometimes the things they do are so damned funny. I wonder what I'd look like if I slipped a …

- Martha Manning

If only I had known a year ago what I'd be facing now. Until last year I lived with the innocent arrogance that my life was a simple product of effor…

- Martha Manning