93 quotes found
“The measure of a man, or a woman for that matter, is not so much how much they have done, but what they have overcome to do what they have done. My favorite poets have said:"Do not go gentle into t...”
“When you read my poems or quotes remember you're stepping into the mind that steps outside of me”
“Genius by birth, Bipolar by design”
“I'm not the kind of person who likes to shout out my personal issues from the rooftops, but with my bipolar becoming public, I hope fellow sufferers will know it's completely controllable. I hope I...”
“Bipolar is an illness not a hopeless destination it can be maintained with proper medication”
“If every Genius has a touch of Madness, does every Normal person have a touch of Ignorance ?”
“Every one wants to be a Genius. But only the brave choose to go mad to get there...”
“When my mind plays tricks on me I can deal. But when my mind plays tricks on my mind I can not tell what's real”
“Hunter was bipolar, for crying out loud. He had checked into the nut house on more than one occasion and, honestly, I was already starting to feel the anxiety of living together. I would need to ge...”
“Soon madness has worn you down. Its easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do ...”
“We're like little kids. We are little kids, but don't tell us thatwe're having a fantastic time. We have our little house, and live our little life. We are the perfect young husband and wife. We ha...”
“Joshua had always been able to get away with thingsthings for which he should never have been forgiven. He was a lot like James in that respect, for while my husband had bought his grace with his b...”
“I like my writing career and it's progression, I'd rather be that slow moving tide that turns a mountain into a beautiful beach for all to enjoy, rather than a flash in a pan that yields no heat.”
“I admit I'm bipolar but if you think I'm stupid you're crazy”
“She was a free bird one minute: queen of the world and laughing. The next minute she would be in tears like a porcelain angel, about to teeter, fall and break. She never cried because she was afrai...”
“I AM come of a race noted for vigor of fancy and ardor of passion. Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence--whether much ...”
“Been under treatment for PTSD and bipolar since 1992. I’m not ashamed of my illness. I’ve been shunned by many and I feel for those shunned, too.”
“I’m a classic eccentric, living at the extremes of high mania and low mood. There’s no middle ground, only madness and sadness.”
“When I am high I couldn’t worry about money if I tried. So I don’t. The money will come from somewhere; I am entitled; God will provide. Credit cards are disastrous, personal checks worse. Unfortun...”
“The doctor’s words made me understand what happened to me was a dark, evil, and shameful secret, and by association I too was dark, evil, and shameful. While it may not have been their intention, t...”
