I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read about three sentences. I have to close it. I am so self-conscious. Who did I think I was?

Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most to someone.

You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now.

It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.

I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle Worker

I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of our colorful nature.