Augusten Burroughs Quotes

No reason to be angry. Anger just distracts from the all-encompassing sadness.

You have to be careful because those feelings and bitterness can take over and consume in a bad way.

I'm really happy with my life now, but there's a lot of stuff I feel very sad about in ways I can't even control.

The hardest thing about depression is that it is addictive. It begins to feel uncomfortable not to be depressed. You feel guilty for feeling happy.

Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can't control your sadness.

My feelings - as usual - we will slaughter them all.

I can hear my brother's voice in my head. Your problem is that you're too emotional. But how can I not be emotional, Rowan? How can I not care?

Ninety percent of our lives is governed by emotion.

I do try to experience the emotions as they come, but sometimes it becomes just too much.

Anger is my biggest enemy in life.

Both hurting and happiness make me feel more alive, but as I get older it seems that hurting's the low hanging fruit. So I pick it.

When you're busy blocking out difficult emotions and feelings, you're not going to feel the good stuff, either.

There's no "should" or "should not" when it comes to having feelings. They're part of who we are and their origins are beyond our control. When we can believe that, we may find it easier to make constructive choices about what to do with those feelings.

Ride your emotions as the shallop rides the waves; don't get upset among them. There are people who enjoy getting swamped emotionally, just as, incredibly, there are people who enjoy getting drunk.

Everyone has emotions; you just learn to use then and be comfortable with them.

I'm a comedian, and I definitely see the humor in a lot of things. I am also sad a lot. I cry often and easily. I think you're supposed to feel all kinds of things. You're supposed to laugh, you're supposed to cry, you're not supposed to shove your feelings under the rug.

Whenever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a sign of emotional failure.

Letting an emotion move through you is healthy. Letting an emotion define you is not.

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.

There will never come a time when I will be able to resist my emotions.

And in part that's good but then, like any emotion - and this is something we learned from the research as well - there are positive and negative aspects to all of these.

But I don't want to have to stop feeling. I really think I'd rather die than stop feeling.

When you're an addict, you can go without feeling anything except drunk or stoned or hungry. Still, when you compare this to other feelings, to sadness, anger, fear, worry, despair, and depression, well, an addiction no longer looks so bad. It looks like a very viable option.

Wise people may say what they will, but one passion is never cured by another.