In London, 'Equus' caused a sensation because it displayed cruelty to horses; in New York, because it allegedly displayed cruelty to psychiatrists. — Peter Shaffer Copy Share Image
As artists, are we quasi psychiatrists who mend the soul? Do we provide the consolations, escapes, and reassurances which enable us to… — Russell Sherman Copy Share Image
The major tragedies in life, there's just no compensation. But the minor ones you can always write about. It's my way of… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
Isn't it boring ... how people always want to tell you their own stories instead of listening to yours? I suppose that's… — Helen Van Slyke Copy Share Image
Medicine was certainly intended to be a career. I wanted to become a psychiatrist, an adolescent ambition which, of course, is fulfilled… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
