Reading and writing are in themselves subversive acts.

I didn't like the '60s because it was too important what people who had nothing to do with the war thought about it.

Knowing that you're crazy doesn't make the crazy things stop happening.

Colds, ulcers, flu, and cancer are things we get. Schizophrenia is something we are.

And if you're lucky enough to survive going crazy and get back to the point where you can pass for normal, it builds a question into the rest of your life. You have to forgive people for wondering, 'How all right can he be?'

I take care of military families. Their sacrifices are very real.

Life for the unwell is discontinuous and unpredictable. Things just come out of nowhere. People try but mostly do a lousy job of taking care of you.