I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother Patty Duke More Quotes by Patty Duke More Quotes From Patty Duke My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle. Patty Duke recoveryswingsdepression It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself. Patty Duke forgivenessgrievinginspirational Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called life. Patty Duke true-lifehard-lifereality I've come to believe that whoever I am didn't start on December 14, 1946, and isn't going to end on whatever that mysterious date is in the future Patty Duke afterlifelife-and-deathbelieve I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll Patty Duke rock-and-rollrocksbreakfast From the moment we walk out the door until we come back home our sensibilities are so assaulted by the world that we have to soak up as much love as we can get, simply to arm ourselves. Patty Duke homedoorshappiness Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them. Patty Duke riskactorscreative Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most to someone. Patty Duke matterstuffsometimes If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and not to be a resistant patient Patty Duke patientmessageshelping When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days. Patty Duke rollingsittinglistening All I will tell you is that I play a small role in someone's happily ever after. Patty Duke ever-afterrolesplay I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the lack of control over the super highs, which became destructive, and the super lows, which are immediately destructive. Patty Duke stillsmissinglows I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive. Patty Duke unattractiveselfpeople I'm going to be 58, and I'm a woman. In this business, that seems to be a bigger crime than being mentally ill Patty Duke being-mecrimebigger I'm not sure I want all my neuroses cleared up Patty Duke neurosisnot-surewant I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now. Patty Duke familyhusbandhigh-heels No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to be an element of good luck and good fortune and good timing. Patty Duke requirementsgood-luckmatter I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me Patty Duke ghoulsageyoung I know that without treatment I would not have never been able to harness my creativity in such a successful way. Patty Duke bipolarcreativitysuccessful Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries. Patty Duke mental-healthinspirationinsanity
