'VERY WELL,' I SAID ANGRILY, 'START THE MAN, AND I'LL START THE SAME DAY FOR SOME OTHER NEWSPAPER AND BEAT HIM.'

I have never written a word that did not come from my heart. I never shall.

I took upon myself to enact the part of a poor, unfortunate crazy girl, and felt it my duty not to shirk any of the disagreeable results that should follow.

On the wagon sped, and I, as well as my comrades, gave a despairing farewell glance at freedom as we came in sight of the long stone buildings.

ENERGY RIGHTLY APPLIED CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.

I always made a point of telling the doctors I was sane, and asking to be released, but the more I endeavored to assure them of my sanity, the more they doubted it

The insane asylum on Blackwell’s Island is a human rat-trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out.

COULD I PASS A WEEK IN THE INSANE WARD AT BLACKWELL'S ISLAND? I SAID I COULD AND I WOULD. AND I DID.

I always had a desire to know asylum life more thoroughly - a desire to be convinced that the most helpless of God's creatures, the insane, were cared for kindly and properly.

It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world.

ACCEPT PRAISE FOR ITS WORTH - POLITENESS. BE BRUTALLY FRANK WITH YOURSELF. IT'S SAFER.

In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: MagnanimityIn Peace: Good Will.

It was an undemanding job both physically and mentally, which was fine. Stress was for the rich and hard-working.

What you have to understand, is your father was your model for God.

Good looking people with strong, fluoridated teeth get things handed to them on platters.

To philosophize with open eyes is to philosophize in the dark. Only the blind can look straight at the sun.

They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

Do your actions in the world, without forgetting that your find goal in life is to break free from all bondage and limitations. Always 'remember that you have a higher goal to attain.

Glory falls around us as we sob a dirge of desolation on the Cross

I only did my duty, and what I was told to do as well as I could.

It is important for me to share my experiences in order to create strength and hope for others. No matter how far down you go, it is never too late to come back.