"We know that mental illness is not something that happens to other people. It touches us all. Why then is mental illness met with so much misunderstanding and fear?"

-- Tipper Gore

#People Quotes #Mental Illness Quotes #Mets Quotes

“Men do not greet one another like this ... except perhaps at rugby club dinners.”
“Standing in front of a fake mountain with fake snow falling and seven girls dressed as Santarettes will stay in my memory.”
“Nice girls are not supposed to be hungry. They are not supposed to feed themselves or care about their own food. They're definitely not supposed to take food out of a child's mouth.”
“I occupy much of my time in theological studies for which I have a natural inclination.”
“Can you imagine if you had a pair of shoes that you could only walk in? That could be kind of limiting under certain circumstances. 'Everybody get outta here! There's a swarm of bees coming!' What? Oh great, I got my walking shoes on today. I guess I better stroll the hell out of here at a moderate pace.”
“My peers accept me and respect me, and that's enough.”
“The first job I was offered was as an editorial assistant. I think it was the best thing for me, in terms of being a storyteller by nature, to have spent years being an editor because I learned so much from it.”
“The problem is that you cannot prove yourself against someone who is much weaker than yourself.”

Source : "Sharon’s Last Option". Interview with Jennifer Byrne, www.counterpunch.org. November 16, 2002.

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