Human beings have speculated about the r... by Patty Duke | We Heart Quotes

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Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.

- Patty Duke

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I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself.

- Patty Duke

Want

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

- Patty Duke

Doctors Talking

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.

- 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

Music

When I don't know what the music is going to be for a scene, I imagine some sort of orchestration going on and damned if they don't usually come up with a similar kind of thing.

- Patty Duke

Family Now Life

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now.

- Patty Duke

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