“I wanted to write about my disorders for people like my husband or mother who don't suffer but have saved people. Mentally ill people don't have a choice in who they are. But those that stand by the mentally ill make an enormous difference. Even when I'm healthy enough to take care of myself I face constant battles, especially with insurance companies.” PeopleWritingEnoughCareWantedFacesMotherSufferingChoicesDifferencesCompanyHealthyBattleHusbandConstantIllTake CareSavedEnormousMy HusbandDisorderInsurance CompaniesMentally Ill Author:Jenny Lawson
“I can finally see that all the terrible parts of my life, the embarrassing parts, the incidents I wanted to pretend never happened, and the things that make me "weird" and "different," were actually the most important parts of my life. They were the parts that made me ME.” MadeI CanImportantDifferentWantedHappenedTerribleEmbarrassingIncidents Book:Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir) Source: Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)
“It's true, I did say I wanted girlfriends," I capitulated hesitantly, "but couldn't we start with something smaller and less terrifying? Like maybe spend a weekend at a crack house? I heard those people are very nonjudgmental, and if you accidentally say something offensive you can just blame it on their hallucinations.” PeopleIfsWantedHouseHeardBlameGirlfriendCracksWeekendOffensiveHallucinations Book:Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir) Source: Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)
“That night I looked up at those same stars, but I didn't want any of those things. I didn't want Egypt, or France, or far-flung destinations. I just wanted to go back to my life from my childhood, just to visit it, and touch it, and to convince myself that yes, it had been real.” WantRealWantedNightStarsChildhoodFranceConvinceDestinationEgyptChildhood MemoriesBeen Real Book:Let's Pretend This Never Happened Source: Let's Pretend This Never Happened
