Patty Duke Quotes
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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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I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me.
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I worshipped my father.
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I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.
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When we want to say something negative to somebody we say, 'Aww, you're so crazy.'
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You can have manic-depression without having an ounce of creativity.
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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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Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called Life.
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Without a sense of humor, I would have been gone a long time ago.
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My life was ripped off!
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I'm not sure I want all my neuroses cleared up.
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We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd go crazy.
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I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother.
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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 believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness.
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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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I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll.
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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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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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I've gotten to the age where I'm comfortable with just about everything - except getting old!
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I was a very isolated teenager.
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Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.