Nowadays you envy a manic-depressive. Half the time he's happy, the other half he's right. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
What I think of sometimes, as I read the new books - do kids really need to see such a seamy side… — Patricia Reilly Giff Copy Share Image
There is no common standard for education about diagnosis. Distinguishing between bipolar depression and major depressive disorder, for example, can be difficult,… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
“Sometimes," says a fellow depressive, "I wish I was in a full body cast, with every bone in my body broken. That's… — Sally Brampton Copy Share Image
“I find it easy to spot a depressive. The illness is scrawled across them like graffiti.” — Sally Brampton Copy Share Image
The root of creativity is found in the need to repair the good object destroyed during the depressive phase. — Melanie Klein Copy Share Image
Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear. I can't understand what they are saying. It's… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
I contemplate the idea that maybe I'm an alcoholic. I get this occassionally, the need to define myself as something-or-the-other, and at… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
Stress overload makes us stupid. Solid research proves it. When we get overstressed, it creates a nasty chemical soup in our brains… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
My biography of Frank Sinatra is not paean to his music but rather an illumination of the man behind the music, who… — Kitty Kelley Copy Share Image
I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while… — Scott Weiland Copy Share Image
I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic-depressive illness. If lithium were not available to… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
I've never been a depressive, but I felt quite close to the edge at times. But you never know what's around the… — Jonathan Dimbleby Copy Share Image
When you read the [Twilight series], it's like saying 'Edward Cullen is so beautiful I creamed myself'. I mean every line is… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
Sometimes you can know too much. A lot of brainy people like Stephen Fry are quite depressive. — Karl Pilkington Copy Share Image
My mom was a manic depressive schizophrenic who, after a year in prison, went home and shot herself. My sister, Kirsten, an… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
“He did not care what the end would be, and in his lucid moments overvalued his indifference. The danger, when not seen,… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
All writers are egomaniacal, manic-depressive, drug-addicted alcoholics. You want to have that fix again. — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
Selling your apartment in New York is like dating a manic-depressive.. you get used to cycles of elation and despondency. Every time… — Anderson Cooper Copy Share Image
Homicide central, East New York, Where the manic-depressive psycho murderers stalk — Jeru the Damaja Copy Share Image
I'm a happy-go-lucky manic-depressive. It does get very deep and dark for me, and it gets scary at times when I feel… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image