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.

Well, I thought, last night I paid my dues. I faced death. Now I can stay.

Who but a brazen crazy person would go one-on-one with blank paper or canvas armed with nothing but ideas?

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

As well as being one of the worst things that can happen to a human being, schizophrenia can also be one of the richest learning and humanizing experiences life offers.

I'm not an expert on the Middle East or terrorism or the use of military force or politics. It's all I can do to know a little bit about how to help people raise their kids and what to do when they get sick. When a war happens, I just hope it gets over with quickly so that how we take care of children becomes more important again.

Having their feelings make sense is how people get their kicks.