Mary Jane Ward Quotes

• When there's more sick ones than well ones, by golly the sick ones will lock the well ones up.

  Mary Jane Ward

  Sick, Locks, Illness

  Mary Jane Ward (1983). “The snake pit”

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• Long ago they lowered insane persons into snake pits; they thought that an experience that might drive a sane person out of his wits might send an insane person back to sanity.

  Mary Jane Ward

  Long Ago, Snakes, Insane Person

  Mary Jane Ward (1946). “The snake pit”

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• Once you've been committed to a mental institution you're considered a second-rate citizen from then on and retroactive.

  Mary Jane Ward

  Citizens, Institutions, Committed

  Mary Jane Ward (1969). “Counterclockwise”

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• But you do not think much about the stars. They are always there. Look at them when you have a moment.

  Mary Jane Ward

  Stars, Thinking, Looks

  Mary Jane Ward (1983). “The snake pit”

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• Any writer knows he has to pay for his compliments. As soon as he has said, Why, thank you, that's very generous of you, the other person clears his throat and dives into his own writing experiences.

  Mary Jane Ward

  Writing, Pay, Compliment

  Mary Jane Ward (1983). “The snake pit”

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