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“The satellite revolt was not sparked from the West. It was sparked by Communism itself.”

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Whittaker Chambers was an American writer and former Soviet spy, renowned for his role in the Alger Hiss case. He was born on April 1, 1901, and passed away on July 9, 1961. Chambers is best known for his defection and subsequent testimony against Alger Hiss, which contributed significantly to the Cold War narrative. more

“Note to self: being Kurt's son, being an ex-mental patient, getting into Harvard, having written a book, and being a doctor are all things that in and of themselves do not make a life. If you lean on them too hard, you'll find that there's not much there. But if you add up a lot of things that aren't in and of themselves enough, it almost starts to add up to something.”

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Author:Mark Vonnegut

“Are people who have been crazy held to unfair standards?Of course, but it's not in your best interest to complain. If you're paranoid and people are looking at you funny it's best to let it pass. Psychotic people have an uncanny knack for making their own worst dreams come true. Depressing things happen to depressed people way beyond what you would expect from random distribution.”

“Most adults have forgotten what they had to do to survive childhood.”

Childhood Adults Forgotten

Book:Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir

Source: Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir

Quote by Whittaker Chambers

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