109 Quotes by Patty Duke

I know that without treatment I would not have never been able to harness my creativity in such a successful way.

All I will tell you is that I play a small role in someone's happily ever after.

From the moment we walk out the door until we come back home our sensibilities are so assaulted by the world that we have to soak up as much love as we can get, simply to arm ourselves.

It’s toughest to forgive ourselves. So it’s probably best to start with other people. It’s almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.

We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn’t, we’d go crazy.

When I’m 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I’m going to feel old or forget my younger days.

I’m living out a childhood fantasy. Our house is in a historic district of a small town that I used to read about in storybooks.

I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me.

I can’t tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll.