I joke around a lot about the manic time... by Patty Duke | We Heart Quotes

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I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of our colorful nature.

- Patty Duke

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Help

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

- Patty Duke

Word

I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll.

- Patty Duke

December End

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

Women

The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure.

- Patty Duke

Time First

For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For a few days I loved the idea, but I got lonely and restless.

- Patty Duke

Inspiration

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

- Patty Duke

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