Quotes from Chris Wilson

It is my sincere belief that our dissatisfaction in life is directly proportional to the magnitude of disagreement between our interpretation of reality and reality itself.

We must start by recognizing that the human mind was not designed for happiness. It was designed by natural selection to facilitate the survival and reproduction of human beings in an environment that existed tens of thousands of years ago. We know this because we know how natural selection works.

You know people say the dead look peaceful, like they're sleeping? I guess it depends on how you die, because Eric's eyes were open. He was looking right at me, and he was scared. My cousin died in terrible pain.

I dreamt of Eric, in his Filas, chilling against his sister's car. Then I dreamt of him on the ground, wanting to talk, but with nothing left to say.

The sunken place, right? That's where I was. The place where nobody can touch you or hear you scream.

I was still trying to be the toughest guy in Temple Hills, like that meant something.

The party was long over, and only alcoholics and drug addicts were left to rifle through the last of our things.

He always talked about going out gangster, like Scarface. When he fell, though, he had tears in his eyes.

I've witnessed a lot of young people dying, mostly from gunshot wounds. Ain't no bravery like in the movies. Everybody cries when they realize it's the end. Everybody.

Back then, I was obsessed with dying, because I secretly wanted to live forever.