You have to be good. And keep getting better. For every writer taken on, another is dropped. A paradox: you have to rise to stay level. Matt Haig dropgoodlevel Change image and share on social
Boys don't cry. But they do. We do. I do. I weep all the time. Matt Haig boycrytime Change image and share on social
Keep reiterating, again and again, that depression is not something you 'admit to.' It is not something you have to blush about; it is a human experience. It is not you. It is simply something that happens to you. Matt Haig admitblushdepression 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
Teenagers are in some ways the best readers because their imaginations haven't been narrowed down by boring things like jobs and the realities of money and capitalism. Matt Haig borecapitalismimagination 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
You don't have to be a creative maverick to have a troubled mind. You just have to be human. There is no 'us' and 'them.' No one is one hundred per cent healthy, physically or mentally. Matt Haig centcreativehealthy Change image and share on social
There are two types of friends: actual friends, and the other kind. Matt Haig actualfriendkind Change image and share on social
It can be difficult for people to talk about it, because there still is that stigma around mental illness. But I would encourage people to do that, because they'll be surprised once they do 'come out' how many other people have had similar experiences. Matt Haig difficultencourageexperience share on social
Being a depressive should not imply danger any more than being a man or even a human should. Mental illness isn't a them/us issue; we are all on the scale somewhere. So we must be very careful to resist ignorance and combat the stigma that leads to dangerous silence. Matt Haig carefulcombatdanger share on social
