Ellen Forney > Quotes

“Sometimes it seems like "pain" is too obvious a place to turn for inspiration. Pain isn't always deep, anyway. Sometimes it's awful and that's it. Or boring. Surely other things can be as profound as pain.”
― Ellen Forney

“Stability means figuring out how to prioritize what serves you, not feeling like a failure if you don't do everything perfectly, + just balancing everything as best you can.”
― Ellen Forney, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life

“Manic, I knew the "up" me was the true me (I'm exponentially me!) Depressed, I knew the "low" me was the true me (a waste of space).”
― Ellen Forney, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me