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Famous Patty Duke Quotes
“We call my son's role in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy Sean's little independent movie.”
“My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.”
“Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called life.”
“You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity”
“All I will tell you is that I play a small role in someone's happily ever after.”
“If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and not to be a resistant patient”
“I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother”
“I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself”
“I'm not sure I want all my neuroses cleared up”
“I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness”
“The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure”
“I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle Worker”
“I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me”
“I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll”
“I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now.”
“I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.”
“We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd go crazy.”
“I was just sort of moving through time.”