Lev Grossman – The Magicians (2009)
“Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there’s nothing else. It’s here, and you’d better decide to enjoy it or you’re going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever.”
“You can’t just decide to be happy.”
“No, you can’t. But you can sure as hell decide to be miserable. Is that what you want? … Because that’s who you are right now.”
On one hand, a satisfying quote. On the other, this is absolutely moronic. You don’t shame someone out of depression.