The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
“They were always telling me their way is the only way to go!”
Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016) American fiction writer
“Oh, no, my dear. No, not at all. So long as it harms no one else, one’s own way is always preferable.”
Dismé and Arnole in Ch. 7 : dismé the maiden, p. 59
The Visitor (2002)
“Others settle for small rewards; the neurotic must always go for broke.”
Mignon McLaughlin (1913–1983) American journalist
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
Alvin C. York (1887–1964) United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Account of 8 October 1918.
Diary of Alvin York
Context: The major suggested we go down a gully, but I knew that was the wrong way. And I told him we were not going down any gully. We were going straight through the German front line trenches back to the American lines.
It was their second line that I had captured. We sure did get a long way behind the German trenches! And so I marched them straight at that old German front line trench. And some more machine guns swung around and began to spit at us. I told the major to blow his whistle or I would take off his head and theirs too. So he blew his whistle and they all surrendered — all except one. I made the major order him to surrender twice. But he wouldn't. And I had to touch him off. I hated to do it. But I couldn't afford to take any chances and so I had to let him have it.
Erika Jayne (1969) American singer, actress and television personality
Erika Jayne interview to Refinery29 https://www.refinery29.com/erika-jayne-girardi-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-interview (2017)
Brooke Astor (1902–2007) Socialite, writer, Philanthropist
Unsourced
Halle Berry (1966) American actress
Cindy Pearlman (November 17, 2002) "Female Bonding - Hot on the Heels of her Academy-Award Winning Turn in 'Monster's Ball,' Halle Berry Shares the Screen With 007", Chicago Sun-Times, p. 1.
