Elyn R. Saks

Quotes

• “Dropping in and out of your own life (for psychotic breaks, or treatment in a hospital) isn’t like getting off a train a...”
• “There’s a tremendous need to implode the myths of mental illness, to put a face on it, to show people that a diagnosis d...”
• “Mental illness" is among the most stigmatized of categories.' People are ashamed of being mentally ill. They fear disclo...”
• “No one would ever say that someone with a broken arm or a broken leg is less than a whole person, but people say that or...”
• “My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in hav...”
• “The simple truth is, not every fight can be won.”