109 Quotes by Patty Duke

One of the things I’ve discovered in general about raising kids is that they really don’t give a damn if you walked five miles to school.

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What’s missing is the lack of control over the super highs, which became destructive, and the super lows, which are immediately destructive.

I’m going to be 58, and I’m a woman. In this business, that seems to be a bigger crime than being mentally ill.

The doctors must tell you that one of the risks of surgery is that you might die. This poor doctor was talking to an actress. It was very dramatic to me. To him, it was just a thing he had to say.

As much as I loathe this aging thing, I'm beginning to recognize that I am now a healthier person in terms of self-worth and knowing who I am and where I fit in the world. That's been a good trade-off for the wrinkles.

At the age of 19, I removed myself from society for almost four months, setting off years of manic episodes, including outrageous overspending. I bought several Mercedes because I thought I could. I had no money, but I rented a jet.

I've come to believe that whoever I am didn't start on December 14, 1946, and isn't going to end on whatever that mysterious date is in the future.

I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day, until I look in the mirror-and then I'm stunned.

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself.