“ Mark, trying his best to distance himself from the cruel and pathetic 21st century, hadn’t listened to the news reports, not even when the dark green jeeps and helicopters showed up in town, men dress… Rebecca McNutt
“ You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle. Julian Seifter
“ Generally it appears the case that, when faced with all life's problems, the baby, he wants to cry about everything, the child wants to question everything, the teenager wants to rebel against everyth… Criss Jami
“ It [Ashfair House] was an old fashioned house—the sort of house in fact, as Strange expressed it, which a lady in a novel might like to be persecuted in. Susanna Clarke
“ If a man brags about his sex life he's a stud, but if a woman brags about her sex life she's a slut. Anthony Liccione
“ No one would ever say that someone with a broken arm or a broken leg is less than a whole person, but people say that or imply that all the time about people with mental illness. Elyn R. Saks
“ Take note, Anderson. Size and martial ability do not need to come with a correlating decrease in intelligence. Kelley Armstrong
“ Social psychologist argued that even severe mental illness was the result of society labeling unusual behavior rather than of biochemical processes. Thomas J. Scheff
“ And what if the other kids laugh at me? Kerry complained to her parents as she nibbled on a piece of toast that morning. I have a Cape Breton accent! They’ll know I’m from Canada and they’ll start ask… Rebecca McNutt
“ I'm Irish yet I don't drink as I refuse to be a stereotype and live down to the expectations of others. Stewart Stafford
“ Their song reminds me of a child’s neighborhood rallying cry—ee-ock-ee—with a heartfelt warble at the end. But it is their call that is especially endearing. The towhee has the brass and grace to call… Annie Dillard
“ Nowadays silence is looked on as odd and most of my race has forgotten the beauty of meaning much by saying little. Now tongues work all day by themselves with no help from the mind. Toni Morrison
“ Where did the stereotypical image of the reclusive author in a bathrobe and slippers, indulging in vices and spending hours before a typewriter, even come from? I don't know about you, but most writer… Rebecca McNutt
