The thing is, if you get very depressed about something, it's hard as hell to swallow.
When I get bigger, big enough to go somewhere by myself, I want to go to a land that’s far away. I want to go to a faraway island. I want to go to an island that has no people. I want to go to an island that has no pain or sadness. On that island, I can climb a tree when I want to climb, swim in the sea when I want to swim, and sleep when I want to sleep. When I think about the town without me, I feel a sense of relief.
— I know what that means, looking sad when you think no-one can see you.
— You can see me.
— I don't count.
Tears are handy for washing away troubling and sad feelings. But when you grow up, you’ll learn that there are things so sad, they can never be washed away by tears. That there are painful memories that should never be washed away. So people who are truly strong laugh when they want to cry. They endure all of the pain and sorrow while laughing with everybody else.
— When you get sad, it rains.
— Lots of people get sad when it rains.
— It rains because you're sad, baby.