There are two types of friends: actual friends, and the other kind. Matt Haig actualfriendkind Change image and 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
If you sell the film rights to your book, it doesn't mean there will be a film. I have sold the rights to five books and had zero films made. Take the money and be thankful. Matt Haig bookfilmmake Change image and share on social
Maybe love is just about finding the person you can be your weird self with. Matt Haig findloveperson Change image and share on social
I have always enjoyed vampire stuff without ever having been a full vampire geek. I suppose I love the idea of blood thirst because it can say so much about us, not simply about addiction but about all those desires that can tear a family apart. Matt Haig addictionblooddesire share on social
I think it is a luxury and privilege to be sane and well and pessimistic. Because with depression, you have no other option. You don't want that pessimism, because it is crushing you and keeping you down at the bottom of the well. Matt Haig bottomcrushdepression 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
Teenagers watch and listen to all kinds of things. It is the nature of being a teenager to seek out intense stuff. Stuff about death and sex and love and fear. Teenagers are the bravest, most curious, most philosophical, most open-minded readers there are, which is why so many less-than-young adults like writing for them. Matt Haig adultbravecurious 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
The aim of any writer, even a fantasy writer, is the pursuit of truth. Matt Haig aimfantasypursuit Change image and share on social