When I am high I couldn't worry about money of I tried. So I don't. Th…

Kay Redfield Jamison
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When I am high I couldn't worry about money of I tried. So I don't. The money will come from from somewhere; I am entitled; God will provide. Credit cards are disastrous, personal checks worse. Unfortunately, for manics anyway, mania is a natural extension of the economy. ✨ Kay Redfield Jamison (2014). An Unquiet Mind: A memoir of moods and madness, p.49, Pan Macmillan
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