Maria Bamford Quotes

In response to having being referred to as schizophrenic  Well, that is clearly not my mental illness; I am Bipolar-II - which is the new gladiator sandal!Schizophrenia is, of course, hearing voices- not doing voices.

Maria Bamford

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  Maria Bamford