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"When they speak of Hell there's something they miss there's a worse place to be and it's called the Abyss."

"I'm afraid to see a psychiatrist about the voices in my head. She might know who they are."

"In the terms of 'Mental Illness' Isn't stable a place they put horses that wish to run free?"

"Madness is depressing illusion."

"We see her go through dangerous mood-swings, but I tried never to come right out and say "Annie was depressed and possibly suicidal that day" or "Annie seemed particularly happy that day."If I have to tell you, I lose. If, on the other hand, I can show you a silent, dirty-haired woman who compulsively gobbles cake and candy, then have you draw the conclusion that Annie is in the depressive part of a manic-depressive cycle, I win."

"We all practice self-deception to a degree; no man can handle complete honesty without being cut at each turn. There's not enough room in a man's head for sanity alongside each grief, each worry, each terror that he owns. I'm well used to burying such things in a dark cellar and moving on."
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