Was everybody seeing this stuff and acting as though they weren't? Was insanity just a matter of dropping the act?

Every window in Alcatraz has a view of San Francisco.

Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you have the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60's. Or maybe I was just a girl... interrupted.

Emptiness and boredom: what a complete understatement. What I felt was complete desolation. Desolation, despair and boredom.

With wild eyes that had seen freedom.

This behavior may...counteract feelings of'numbness'and depersonalization that aries duriing periods of extreme stress.-153 Girl,Interrupted

When you’re sad you need to hear your sorrow structured into sound.