I want life. I want to feel it and live it. I want, for as much of the time as possible in this blink-of-an-eye existence we have, to feel all that can be felt. Matt Haig blinkexistenceeye Change image and share on social
Books should be right up there with exercise and diet as something that don't just entertain us but heal us. They tell us we are not alone and fix the pieces of us that can be shattered by reality. They are teachers, and they are friends, and we should never contemplate a world - or a life - without them. Matt Haig bookcontemplatediet share on social
It is very hard to explain to people who have never known serious depression or anxiety the sheer continuous intensity of it. There is no off switch. Matt Haig anxietycontinuousdepression Change image and share on social
The weirdest thing about a mind is that you can have the most intense things going on in there, but no one else can see them. Matt Haig intensemindthing Change image and share on social
The implication that depressed people are fundamentally irresponsible is a deeply damaging and counterproductive one. Winston Churchill was a depressive. He didn't just fly planes; he was in charge of the Royal Air Force. Matt Haig airchargechurchill share on social
I suppose the book I really remember loving as a child was one called 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton, about a gang of kids from the wrong side of the tracks in Sixties Oklahoma. I grew up in the Eighties in Nottinghamshire, but this tale of troubled, but essentially good, kids - or 'greasers' - was something I completely connected with. Matt Haig bookcallchild share on social
It would be lovely to live in a culture where calmness was the aim. Matt Haig aimcalmnessculture Change image and share on social
I'm not anti-progress, obviously, but I just think progress needs to be a broader thing than just the technology we can create; it's also how we handle it and our level of awareness. Matt Haig antiawarenessbroad Change image and share on social
My early novels were written in quite a dark place. I stand by them, but I would never write them again. I think it is subversive to embrace emotional optimism, because it goes against the grain. Matt Haig darkearlyembrace Change image and share on social
I think Father Christmas is real because the belief is real. The belief becomes the reality. Matt Haig beliefchristmasfather Change image and share on social