"When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time."

Time, People, Act, Questions

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"When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time."

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Sylvia Plath, American Poet

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"Eight years involved with the nuclear industry have taught me that when nothing can possible go wrong and every avenue has been covered, then is the time to buy a house on the next continent."

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