I have a picture of myself in my mind as... by Patty Duke | We Heart Quotes

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I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day, until I look in the mirror-and then I'm stunned.

- Patty Duke

Other quotes by Patty Duke

Fortune

No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to be an element of good luck and good fortune and good timing.

- Patty Duke

Want

I'm not sure I want all my neuroses cleared up.

- Patty Duke

Being

The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an apartment, driven to see everybody, driven to do New York, driven to never shut up.

- Patty Duke

Childhood

I'm living out a childhood fantasy. Our house is in a historic district of a small town that I used to read about in storybooks.

- Patty Duke

Control

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the lack of control over the super highs, which became destructive, and the super lows, which are immediately destructive.

- 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

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