The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness

by Elyn R. Saks

When you’re really crazy, respect is like a lifeline someone’s throwing you. Catch this and maybe you won’t drown.

What might it be like, to be completely at home in one’s life, and not be alone?

Work is both my solace and my mirror—when I lose track of who I am, it is there on the page, to remind me; when I’m away from it, I lose my bearings.

My good fortune lies in having found my life.