Manic Quotes

107 quotes by 80 authors

Zaphod Beeblebrox, adventurer, ex-hippie, good-timer (crook? quite possibly), manic self-publicist, terrible bad at personal relationships, often thought to be completely out to lunch. — Douglas Adams
We try to abolish intervals by our manic insistence on keeping busy, on doing something. And as a result, all we succeed in doing is… — Lyall Watson
Nature is, above all, profligate. Don't believe them when they tell you how economical and thrifty nature is, whose leaves return to the soil. Wouldn't… — Annie Dillard
But money spent while manic doesn't fit into the Internal Revenue Service concept of medical expense or business loss. So after mania, when most depressed,… — Kay Redfield Jamison
I compare myself with my former self, not with others. Not only that, I tend to compare my current self with the best I have… — Kay Redfield Jamison
The door of the novel, like the door of the poem, also shuts. But not so fast, nor with such manic, unanswerable finality. — Sylvia Plath
Manic-depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and will to live. It… — Kay Redfield Jamison
I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is much suffering as… — Temple Grandin
Interesting choice," Sullivan said. He slid his gaze over to Paul, who was drumming his fingers on the table in a manic, caffeine-inspired way and… — Maggie Stiefvater
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 various times in… — David Nicholls
Because I'm not, in fact, depressed, Prozac makes me manic and numb - one of the reasons I slice my arm in the first place… — Marya Hornbacher
Falling in love has been greatly overrated. Falling in love consists of 45 percent fear of not being accepted, 45 percent manic hope that this… — Peter HÃ¸eg
We''re all misfits here,â€ he says, almost proudly. â€œThat's why I started this squat, after all. Â For people like us, who don't fit in anywhere… — Terri Windling
You know how most illnesses have symptoms you can recognize? Like fever, upset stomach, chills, whatever. Well, with manic depression, it's sexual promiscuity, excessive spending,… — Carrie Fisher
Oh, the ongoing love affair between hair and mouths. Hair always goes for the mouth. The mouth opens, and hair says, "I'm going in! I'm… — Maureen Johnson
I am not schizoid. A little manic-depressive, maybe." "'Know thyself.'" "We try, sir. — Lois McMaster Bujold
A little manic was what their house ran on. — Rainbow Rowell
I kind of see myself as a cartoon that's on its way to becoming a real person that has to find that special amulet or… — Carly Pope
I am a rapid-cycling manic-depressive, bi-polar one disorder, which means I can have thirty or forty episodes a year, and I used to have thirty… — Andy Behrman
Like most manic depressives, some of my symptoms included racing thoughts that I simply had to act upon - flying from New York to Paris… — Andy Behrman

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