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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

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

Once you've been committed to a mental institution you're considered a second-rate citizen from then on and retroactive.

Mary Jane Ward

But you do not think much about the stars. They are always there. Look at them when you have a moment.

Mary Jane Ward

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

Mary Jane Ward

Mary Jane Ward

Mary Jane Ward

Born: August 27, 1905

Died: February 17, 1981 (aged 75)

Bio: Mary Jane Ward was an American novelist whose semi-autobiographical book The Snake Pit was made into an Oscar-winning film.

Known for:

The Snake Pit (1946)

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