How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
she asks me if i took my pills before i ran off this morning and i tell her, yeah, wouldn't i be drowning myself in the bathtub if i hadn't? she doesn't like that, so i'm all like "joke, joke" and i make a mental note that moms aren't the best audience for medication humor. i decide not to get her that world's greatest mom of a depressive f***up sweatshirt for mother's day like i'd been planning. (okay, there's not really a sweatshirt like that, but if there was, it would have kittens on it, putting their paws in sockets.)
truth is, thinking about depression depresses the s*** out of me, so i go back into the den and watch some more law & order. (2.65-66)
will makes light of his illness, but his mom doesn't think it's funny. And we have to agree. This is the same kid that fantasized about dying just a couple paragraphs ago.
Quote #2
It occurs to me that I am weirdly disappointed about how entirely un-upset Jane seems to feel, which in turn causes me to feel strangely rejected, which in turn causes me to think that perhaps a special wing at the Museum of Crazy should be erected in my honor. (3.100)
The other Will Grayson isn't immune to feeling a little crazy at times. He realizes just how messed up his thinking is here, though. Would he really rather have Jane pining for him? We're going to take a look at Maura and say no.
Quote #3
like the time [Maura] went through my bag when i was in the bathroom and found my pills—i hadn't taken them in the morning, so i brought them along with me to school. she waited a good ten minutes before asking me if i was on any medication. this seemed a little random to me, and i didn't really want to talk about it, so i told her no. and then what does she do? she reaches into my bag and pulls out the pill bottles and asks me what they're for. she got her answer, but it didn't exactly inspire trust. she kept telling me i didn't need to be ashamed of my "mental condition," and i kept telling her i wasn't ashamed—i just didn't want to talk about it with her. she couldn't understand the difference. (4.23)
So Maura proves herself to be pretty untrustworthy here, and also annoys will in the process. He seriously does not want to open up to this girl. He may not be freaking out because he suffers from depression, but that doesn't mean he wants to talk about it all day.