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Mary Jane Ward Quotes

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

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”

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”

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”

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”

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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