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Memoirist

Mark Vonnegut, born on May 11, 1947, is an American memoirist known for his works that often explore themes of family, history, and the meaning of human existence through personal experiences.

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“Until we come up with an unequivocal blood test or the equivalent, we're all blowing smoke and don't know if what we call schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are one disorder or a dozen.”

Madness Disorder Bipolar Schizophrenia

Book:Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So

Source: Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So

“In my more lucid moments I realized that insanity was a fairly reasonable explanation for what was happening to me. The problem was that it wasn't useful information. Realizing I was crazy didn't make the crazy stuff stop happening. Nor did it give me any clues about what I should do next.”

Crazy Madness Mental Health Mental Illness Insanity

Book:The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity

Source: The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity

“For me to have sat around calling the crazy stuff "crazy" would have been the most wasteful, unimaginative thing I could have done. There were so many much better things to do with it.”

Crazy Madness Mental Health Mental Illness Schizophrenia

Book:The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity

Source: The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity

“The reason creativity and craziness go together is that if you're just plain crazy without being able to sing or dance or write good poems, no one is going to want to have babies with you. Your genes will fall by the wayside. Who but a brazen crazy person would go one-on-one with blank paper or canvas armed with nothing but ideas?”

Art Creativity Crazy Madness

Book:Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So

Source: Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So

“There are no people anywhere who don't have some mental illness. It all depends on where you set the bar and how hard you look. What is a myth is that we are mostly mentally well most of the time.”

Crazy Normal Madness Mental Illness

Book:Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So

Source: Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So

About the Author

Born: May 11, 1947
Known for: Memoirist
Quotes: 44

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Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A MemoirRelated source material

The Eden Express: A Memoir of InsanityRelated source material

Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More SoRelated source material

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