I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Madness Quotes

Dr. Fried goes on to convince Deborah that even if she's in a mental hospital, she still belongs to a group, and belonging to a group is a kind of survival. Belonging to Yr is another kind of belonging, but it's one that includes the heavy price of judgment from others and isolation from human community. Dr. Fried is trying help Deborah see how she could eventually belong to the real world if she chooses.

Here Dr. Fried admits to Deborah that she can't promise that they world will treat her fairly. Then she privately remembers Tilda, a patient she treated in Germany, who saw how crazy and cruel Germany had become during the war. It's tough to live in this world, because there's a lot that's bad about it.

At a meeting of the hospital staff, which includes doctors, someone asks this question. This shows how deeply the prejudice against the mentally ill can run: we see healthcare professionals here asking whether mentally ill people can still have morals.