I have watched patients stand and gaze longingly toward the city they in all likelihood will never enter again. It means liberty and life; it seems so near, and yet heaven is not further from hell
Nellie BlyRead
COULD I PASS A WEEK IN THE INSANE WARD AT BLACKWELL'S ISLAND? I SAID I COULD AND I WOULD. AND I DID.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects the bravery required to face challenging or insane situations head-on.
Nellie Bly's quote embodies the spirit of courage and determination. By willingly spending a week in an insane asylum, she sought to uncover the truth about mental health treatment and the conditions within such institutions. Her actions not only highlighted the injustices faced by those with mental illnesses but also demonstrated her unwavering commitment to truth and advocacy, encouraging others to confront difficult realities.
Themes
CourageBraveryMental HealthAdvocacyTruth
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a speech about the importance of facing fears in order to bring about social change.
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All quotes βHow can a doctor judge a woman's sanity by merely bidding her good morning and refusing to hear her pleas for release? Even the sick ones know it is useless to say anything, for the answer will be that it is their imagination.
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'VERY WELL,' I SAID ANGRILY, 'START THE MAN, AND I'LL START THE SAME DAY FOR SOME OTHER NEWSPAPER AND BEAT HIM.'
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I always had a desire to know asylum life more thoroughly - a desire to be convinced that the most helpless of God's creatures, the insane, were cared for kindly and properly.
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People in the world can never imagine the length of days to those in asylums. They seemed never ending, and we welcomed any event that might give us something to think about as well as talk of.
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I shuddered to think how completely the insane were in the power of their keepers, and how one could weep and plead for release, and all of no avail, if the keepers were so minded.
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