“You know, I can take a lot of crazy shit from a lot of crazy people....” – Valerie Owens, Girl, Interrupted ... Movie Quotes Database

Valerie Owens

You know, I can take a lot of crazy shit from a lot of crazy people. But you? You are not crazy.

Susanna Kaysen

Then what's wrong with me, huh? What the **** is going on inside my head? Tell me, Dr. Val, what's your diag-nonsense?

Valerie Owens

[hovering over Susanna]

You are a lazy, self-indulgent little girl who is driving herself crazy.

Susanna Kaysen

Is that your... professional opinion, huh? Is that what you've learned in your advanced studies at night school for Negro Welfare Mothers? I mean, Melvin doesn't have a clue, Wick is a psycho, and you... you pretend to be a doctor. You sign the charts and dole out meds. But "you ain't no doctor, Miss Valerie. You ain't nothing but a black nursemaid."

Valerie Owens

And you're just throwing that away.

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