I've come to believe that whoever I am d... by Patty Duke | We Heart Quotes

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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.

- Patty Duke

Other quotes by Patty Duke

Help

If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and not to be a resistant patient.

- Patty Duke

Creativity

You can have manic-depression without having an ounce of creativity.

- Patty Duke

Time

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?

- Patty Duke

Life People

I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness.

- Patty Duke

Wrong Age Sense People

I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me.

- Patty Duke

Depression

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

- Patty Duke

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