Carrie

“Her mother wanted a normal life for her daughter because she believed that in normalcy, her daughter would be safe. But as they’ve learned, normal isn’t real. What passes for normal in Vegas isn’t normal in Connecticut. And even a culturally approved, traditionally “normal” life doesn’t inoculate anyone from hardship or unhappiness.”
― Lisa Genova, More or Less Maddy

“If she not only has bipolar but also is bipolar, then she herself is scary and unacceptable. And she can’t bear being scary and unacceptable to the people she loves.”
― Lisa Genova, More or Less Maddy

“people with depression, addiction, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder all bear the special burden of becoming their diagnoses—depressed, an addict, schizophrenic, bipolar.”
― Lisa Genova, More or Less Maddy

“Except for this: strong relationships had to create a culture of appreciation. A whole book, and that was all I’d retained: People in good relationships had to appreciate each other—say thank you, give compliments, notice what their partner was getting right—in ways that created a cushion of warmth and kindness that eased everything else.”
― Katherine Center, The Love Haters