Carrie Fisher

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Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die

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I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art

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Karl Marx: "Religion is the opiate of the masses."Carrie Fisher: "I did masses of opiates religiously

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There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed

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One of the things that baffles me (and there are quite a few) is how there can be so much lingering stigma with regards to mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder. In my opinion, living with manic depression takes a tremendous amount of balls. Not unlike a tour of Afghanistan (though the bombs and bullets, in this case, come from the inside). At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage, so if you're living with this illness and functioning at all, it's something to be proud of, not ashamed of.They should issue medals along with the steady stream of medication