My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in hav — Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in hav — Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in hav — Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in hav — Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in hav — Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
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My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in having found my life.

— Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
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