The doctors must tell you that one of the risks of surgery is that you might die. This poor doctor was talking to an actress. It was very dramatic to me. To him, it was just a thing he had to say

I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness

I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll

We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd go crazy.

I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother

You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity

Women who put on a few pounds after starting lithium sometimes say the cure is worse than the disease. The weight gain shoots them straight into depression.