"I had this sense that I was part of, sort of a lineage of artists and writers through history that have had mood disorders."

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Source : "Ellen Forney On Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, And 'Marbles'". Interview with Eddie Wright, www.mtv.com. November 28, 2012.

Ellen Forney

#Artist Quotes #Lineage Quotes #Mood Quotes

“One of the good things about the Paleo diet is that it automatically cleans a lot of crap out of your diet.”
“Monsters work seven days a week and don't take vacations.”
“I identify more with people who ask each day for divine guidance than people equipped with a divine guidance system.”
“Turn things you've always wanted to do, into things you've done”
“In reading over the Constitutions of all fifty of our states, I discovered something which some of you may not know: there is in all fifty, without exception, an appeal or a prayer to the Almighty God of the universe. Through all fifty state Constitutions, without exception, there runs this same appeal and reference to God who is the Creator of our liberties and the preserver of our freedoms.”
“When a mother comes home with her new baby, she will find her abstractions are all concrete now. 'Freedom' now means being able to take a shower. 'Mobility' means being able to reach the glass of water on the dresser while not breaking the baby's suction on the breast. 'Flexibility' means being able to push the Record function on the VCR without dropping the baby.”
“You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.”

Source : Cheryl Strayed (2013). “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There”, p.108, Atlantic Books Ltd
“We appeal, not to those who reject today in the name of a return to yesterday, not to those who are hopelessly deafened by today; we appeal to those who see the distant tomorrow -- and judge today in the name of tomorrow.”

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