No one would ever say that someone with a broken arm or a broken leg is less than a whole person, but people say that or imply that all the time about people with mental illness.

My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in having found my life.

Stigma against mental illness is a scourge with many faces, and the medical community wears a number of those faces.

in my experience, the words “now just calm down” almost inevitably have the opposite effect on the person you are speaking to.

The simple truth is, not every fight can be won.

The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not

I guess I wonder what it would be like, to be living their live instead of mine.

A wise quote may not be famous and a famous quote may not be wise! Stick to the wise as the other one is just a bubble!

I want you. But I’m scared to say it out loud. And it sucks because I've always been someone who always says things out loud.

Nothing in this life will bring true meaning and happiness apart from God.

Gratitude is a form of worship in its own right, as it implies the acceptance of a power greater than yourself.

Self-awareness moves us beyond the old, well-worn pathways in the brain that support fixed, unconscious habits.

I'm the world's worst bearer of grudges. I'm sure I'll be bearing grudges and paying off old scores on my death-bed.

You can have many great ideas in your head, but what makes the difference is the action. Without action upon an idea, there will be no manifestation, no results and no reward.

Poetry is when you make new things familiar and familiar things new

I came to a dead stop and began major revisions. Sometimes these entailed the shredding of all existing manuscript for a fresh start - an inefficient way to write a book, though I found it exciting.