Patty Duke Quotes
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Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called Life.
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The doctors must tell you that one of the risks of surgery is that you might die. This poor doctor was talking to an actress. It was very dramatic to me. To him, it was just a thing he had to say.
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If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and not to be a resistant patient.
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I worshipped my father.
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If stars behave in an erratic fashion, it's called 'colorful,' as opposed to, 'Well, maybe there's a problem there.'
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I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me.
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I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness.
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My life was ripped off!
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During the rocky times, it never occurred to me that one day I would hold a position of respect and responsibility in the community.
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I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle Worker.
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When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days.
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I've gotten to the age where I'm comfortable with just about everything - except getting old!
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I'm not sure I want all my neuroses cleared up.
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I was a very isolated teenager.
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I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother.
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I'm going to be 58, and I'm a woman. In this business, that seems to be a bigger crime than being mentally ill.
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I've come to believe that whoever I am didn't start on December 14, 1946, and isn't going to end on whatever that mysterious date is in the future.
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As much as I loathe this aging thing, I'm beginning to recognize that I am now a healthier person in terms of self-worth and knowing who I am and where I fit in the world. That's been a good trade-off for the wrinkles.
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For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For a few days I loved the idea, but I got lonely and restless.
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One of the reasons I survived as well as I did was my genetics. My mother and father both had very tough lives, and boy, were they survivors.
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Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.
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I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read about three sentences. I have to close it. I am so self-conscious. Who did I think I was?
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When we want to say something negative to somebody we say, 'Aww, you're so crazy.'
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I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll.