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I had a terrible temper, after all, and though it rarely erupted, when it did it frightened me and anyone near its epicenter. It was…

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The quickness and flexibility of a well mind, a belief or hope that things will eventually sort themselves out-these are the resources…
I think wanting to write is a fundamental sign of disease and discomfort. I don't think people who are comfortable want to…
But then back on lithium and rotating on the planet at the same pace as everyone else, you find your credit is…
It was as if my father had given me, by way of temperament, an impossibly wild, dark, and unbroken horse. It was…
There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness, and terror involved in this kind of madness. When you're high it's tremendous.…
When I am high I couldn't worry about money of I tried. So I don't. The money will come from from somewhere;…
Every seventeen minutes in America, someone commits suicide. Mostly, I have been impressed by how little value our society puts on saving…
I am by temperament an optimist, and I thought from the beginning that there was much to be written about suicide that…
I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic-depressive illness. If lithium were not available to…
Others would say to me, 'It is only temporary, it will pass, you will get over it,' but of course they had…
Manic depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and…
Anyone who suggests that coming back from suicidal despair is a straightforward journey has never taken it.

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Birth is the epicenter of women's power — Ani DiFranco
To receive the gospel is to receive an entirely different view of reality where Christ is the epicenter of all things. He… — Paul Washer
It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Quite literally, your gut is the epicenter of your mental and physical health. If you want better immunity, efficient digestion, improved clarity… — Kris Carr
In New York I was always so scared of saying that I wrote fiction. It just seemed like, 'Who am I to… — Jhumpa Lahiri
I grew up in New York City in the '80s, and it was the epicenter of hip-hop. There was no Internet. Cable… — Michael Rapaport
I seem to have been everywhere in the last 30 years, maybe not in the epicenter but flying around the periphery of… — Rupert Everett
I had a terrible temper, after all, and though it rarely erupted, when it did it frightened me and anyone near its… — Kay Redfield Jamison
We were walking toward the fountain, the epicenter of activity, when an older couple stopped and openly observed us. Robert enjoyed being… — Patti Smith
We who work in technology have nurtured an especially rare gift: the opportunity to effect change at an unprecedented scale and rate.… — Justin Rosenstein
My family are the epicenter of all my decisions. — Maisie Williams
Bahrain lies at the epicenter of Gulf security and any violent upheaval in Bahrain would have enormous geopolitical consequences. Global economic stability… — Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

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