Asylums Quote by Nellie Bly

Let's say you went to Harvard or Oxford or Cambridge, and you said, 'I've come here because I'm in search of morality, guidance and…

— Alain de Botton

The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong.

— Philip Emeagwali

I had prepared myself for prison and torture as a soldier in peacetime prepares for the hardships of war. I had studied the lives…

— Richard Wurmbrand

I always found myself more drawn to each religious milieu than I would have anticipated, but in time, a ghoulish threat of being absorbed…

— Vanessa L Ochs

I wanted to become the seeker, the aroused and passionate explorer, and it was better to go at it knowing nothing at all, always…

— Pat Conroy

I felt compelled to venture forth and explore the true face of the world. Leading a satisfying life of plenty had blinded many of…

— Werner Bischof

As I grew up I realized, though imperfectly, that I was different from other people, and that the way of life in my home…

— John George Haigh

By this time I was no longer very much terrified or very miserable. I had, as it were, passed the limit of terror and…

— Anonymous

It was such a relief. I lived in fear of being found out. Now it's given me a whole new mission in life.

— Dick Sargent

And I was incapable of living all by myself in those lodgings where I didn't know a soul. It terrified me to sit by…

— Osamu Dazai

I used to find that I could get mental serenity surrounded by chaos.

— Alexis Knapp

Insanity - to have to construct a picture of one's life, by making inquiries of others.

— Philip K. Dick