I discovered there was an endless source of robust enjoyment in trifling with psychiatrists.

After ten years in therapy, my psychologist told me something very touching, he said, “no hablo ingles.”

In cases where treatment with medication is warranted, work on family interactions will help to reduce symptom severity and promote better functioning in the long run.

Techniques are like tools: The more you have, the more options for getting a job done - but you have to know what you are building first.

I explain to my patients that abused children often find it hard to disentangle themselves from their dysfunctional families, whereas children grow away from good, loving parents with far less conflict. After all, isn't that the task of a good parent, to enable the child to leave home?

I have no desires, save the desire to express myself in defiance of all the world’s muteness.