Marnie Michaels

"I'm not a real person, I'm just trying to survive in New York City like everyone else."

"I think I need to be alone right now to figure out who I am."

"Success isn't about being happy, it's about proving everyone wrong."

"I have control issues. I like things a certain way."

"Sometimes you have to fake it until you make it."

"I'm just trying to be a good person and maintain some semblance of self-respect."

"Money isn't everything, but it's definitely something."

"I need to stop sabotaging my own relationships."

"The worst part about getting older is realizing you're not special."

"I'm doing the best I can with what I have."

"Sometimes the most honest thing you can do is admit you're a mess."

"I want to be the kind of person who has her life together."

"Work is where I find meaning, even if it's slowly driving me insane."

"I'm terrified of ending up alone, but also terrified of being with someone."

"Being vulnerable is the scariest thing I can do."

"I don't know how to be loved properly."

"Maybe I'm just not capable of having normal relationships."

"I need to stop expecting everyone to read my mind."

"There's something deeply wrong with me, and I don't know how to fix it."

"I'm a very serious person who takes things very seriously."

"Sometimes I think my problems are bigger than I am."

"I want to be remembered as someone who mattered."

"Control is the only thing I have in this world."

"I'm not trying to hurt people, it just happens."

"The truth is, I'm deeply insecure."

"I need to learn how to let go of things."

"Work is the only thing that makes sense to me."

"I'm exhausted by my own neuroses."

"Maybe happiness isn't the point of life."

"I sabotage everything good that happens to me."