"The Chinese believe that before you can conquer……" — Kay Redfield Jamison
"The Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast you first must make it beautiful. In some strange way, I have tried to do that with manic-depressive illness. It has been a fascinating, albeit deadly, enemy and companion; I have found it to be seductively complicated, a distillation both of what is finest in our natures, and of what is most dangerous."
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104 Quotes by Kay Redfield Jamison
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I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic-depressive illness. If lithium were not…
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Others would say to me, 'It is only temporary, it will pass, you will get over it,' but of course…
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Anyone who suggests that coming back from suicidal despair is a straightforward journey has never taken it.
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