Madness reduces me to my essence.Elyn R. Saks
My resilience is my humanity.Elyn R. Saks
I’m just a flawed human being like everybody else.Elyn R. Saks
The schizophrenic mind is not so much split as shattered.Elyn R. Saks
A heart touched by mental illness beats just the same as any other.Elyn R. Saks
In madness, I thought I was the most important person in the world.Elyn R. Saks
In the madness, you lose yourself and you lose value. That’s what psychosis is - losing touch with reality.Elyn R. Saks
The center cannot hold when the disease of schizophrenia takes hold of a person.Elyn R. Saks
Mental illness is not a death sentence. It’s actually an opportunity for a meaningful life.Elyn R. Saks
I have schizophrenia. It’s not like ‘I am schizophrenia’, but rather, ‘I have schizophrenia.’ There is a difference.Elyn R. Saks