As well as being blind, Ma turned out to have the same mental illness that her mother had had. Between 1986 and 1990, she suffered six schizophrenic bouts, each requiring her to be institutionalised for up to three months. — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
“Life has a way of doing that; one minute everything makes sense, the next, things change. People get sick. Families break apart, your friends… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
“Things turning around for me had been the result of my focusing on the few areas in life I could change, and surrendering to… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
There was just so much attention that got focused on my story, and what that created was an opportunity for me to share what… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
“Wherever you go, you'll make the best of things. Look at your life, you already have... That's why I know you'll be all right...… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
“I think his paintings are cathartic for him,” she said. “After you experience trauma that deep, you need to do something to heal. Something… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
“Since as far back as I could remember, I'd felt that Lisa's responses toward me usually bordered on the brink of hostility. Years later,… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
“It's not that we didn't love one another- we did. I just think we didn't know how to be with one another anymore. No… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
“Making these choices [to attend school instead of skipping], as it turned out, wasn't about willpower. I always admired people who “willed” themselves to… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
I've learned in my life that you really don't know what's possible until you're already doing it, — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
Shortly after I turned 13, Child Welfare took me into care. I was sent to a residential centre where girls with behavioural problems were… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
I realized eventually that when I ran out of places to stay and found myself on the D train and in Central Park, I… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
![“Making these choices [to attend school instead of skipping], as it turned out, wasn't about willpower. I always admired people who “willed” themselves to do something, because I have never felt I was one of them. If sheer will were enough by itself, it would have been enough a long time ago, back…” quote by Liz Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d41/liz-murray-11321_daily-choices_making-these-choices-to-attend-school-in_465284.jpg)
