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> [The success of Prozac says that today's high-tech capitalism values a very different temperament. Confidence, flexibility, quickness, and energy - the positive aspects of hyperthymia - are at a premium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/the-success-of-prozac-says-that-today-s-high-tech-capitalism-values-a/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

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> [What if Van Gogh had taken medication for his mental illness? Would the world have been deprived of a great artist?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/what-if-van-gogh-had-taken-medication-for-his-mental-illness-would/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

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## Other authors on Medication

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-temple-grandin-89345.jpg) Temple Grandin 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/medication/temple-grandin/)
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## More by Peter D. Kramer

> [“It is not only medicine that maintains well-being. Once we function competently, the world may pitch in.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/it-is-not-only-medicine-that-maintains-well-being-once-we-function/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

> [The success of Prozac says that today's high-tech capitalism values a very different temperament. Confidence, flexibility, quickness, and energy - the positive aspects of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/the-success-of-prozac-says-that-today-s-high-tech-capitalism-values-a/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

> [Suicide is what the death certificate says when one dies of depression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/suicide-is-what-the-death-certificate-says-when-one-dies-of-depression/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

> [“Depression, in its insidious way, acts as a degenerative disease, harming nerve cells. Like”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/depression-in-its-insidious-way-acts-as-a-degenerative-disease/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

> [When a psychiatrist writes a bestseller, he is then urged to write a book of advice. But I think our culture's awash in advice.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/when-a-psychiatrist-writes-a-bestseller-he-is-then-urged-to-write-a/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

> [I do not like to see men walk away from women in late middle age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/i-do-not-like-to-see-men-walk-away-from-women-in-late-middle-age/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

> [Part of the impetus for my writing is the pain I've seen my friends experience both in their marriage and in their dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/part-of-the-impetus-for-my-writing-is-the-pain-i-ve-seen-my-friends/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

> [What if Van Gogh had taken medication for his mental illness? Would the world have been deprived of a great artist?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-kramer/what-if-van-gogh-had-taken-medication-for-his-mental-illness-would/)

[Peter D. Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-kramer/)

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