75 Quotes by Ruby Wax

You'll notice that pain isn't solid or constant but rather a series of sensations, sometimes hard, sometimes light, and even sometimes gone altogether

I'll say it again - mental illness is a physical illness. You wouldn't consider going up to someone suffering from Alzheimers to yell, "Come on, get with it, you remember where you left your keys?" Let us shout it from the rooftops until everyone gets the message; depression has and nothing to do with having a bad day or being sad, it's a killer if not taken seriously.

Why, when you have a mental disease, is it always considered an act of imagination? Why is it that every organ in your body can get sick and you get sympathy except the brain?

It's so common, it could be anyone. The trouble is, nobody wants to talk about it. And that makes everything worse.

1 in 5 people have dandruff. 1 in 4 people have mental health problems. I've had both.

This disease comes with a package: shame. When any other part of your body gets sick, you get sympathy.

On the toilet no one is a star. Remember that and you will go far in life.

唯有寬恕自己，才能寬恕他人。與其總是為了人生的種種不滿找個人來怪罪，我們也許可以透過將「不像我們」的人們視為「如同我們」的人，而最終與所有人產生連結並和解。

Being a mother is hard and it wasn't a subject I ever studied.