I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty Duke Show. I would go to bed at about 10 oclock on a Friday night and not get up again until 6:30 Monday morning. – Patty Duke
I joke around a lot about the manic times because theyre funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of our colorful nature. – Patty Duke
I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now. – Patty Duke
Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries. – Patty Duke
The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that Im tired. I have been tired for decades. I am tired in the morning and I am tired while becalmed in the slough of the afternoon, and I am tired in the evening, except right when I try to go to sleep. – Susan Orlean