Kara Bewley

“But instability like mine needs considerable distance to pass for mere quirkiness.”
― Terri Cheney

“I turned to my cousin, "My turn-ons are Rainbow Brite and unicorns.”
― Jenny Lawson, Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

“In short? It is exhausting being me. Pretending to be normal is draining and requires amazing amounts of energy and Xanax.”
― Jenny Lawson, Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

“At least when I was an adult, I had a name for what was wrong with me: manic depression. It's easier to make sense of things - even very disturbing things like sexual acting out and suicidality - when there's a big, fat label slapped on top. But as a child, I knew nothing. I had no diagnosis. All I had was a vague and gnawing awareness that I was different from other children, and that different was not good. Different must be kept hidden.”
― Terri Cheney, The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up Bipolar