Kay Redfield Jamison

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We all build internal sea walls to keep at bay the sadnesses of life and the often overwhelming forces within our minds. In whatever way we do this—through love, work, family, faith, friends, denial, alcohol, drugs, or medication—we build these walls, stone by stone, over a lifetime. One of the most difficult problems is to construct these barriers of such a height and strength that one has a true harbor, a sanctuary away from crippling turmoil and pain, but yet low enough, and permeable enough, to let in fresh seawater that will fend off the inevitable inclination toward brackishness

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Knowledge is marvelous, but wisdom is even better

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But, with time, one has encountered many of the monsters, and one is increasingly less terrified of those still to be met

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There is always a part of my mind that is preparing for the worst, and another part of my mind that believes if I prepare enough for it, the worst won’t happen

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It took me far too long to realize that lost years and relationships cannot be recovered. That damage done to oneself and others cannot always be put right again