An Unquiet Mind

by

Kay Redfield Jamison

Kay’s older brother is described as a kind, smart, sensitive, and supportive individual who used his financial and emotional stability to help Kay out of a deep hole of debt, depression, and loneliness during one of the worst times in her life. Unlike Kay’s sister, whom Kay describes as being judgmental and unsupportive in the face of Kay’s illness, Kay attributes to her brother a well of deep understanding, empathy, and compassion.

Kay’s Brother Quotes in An Unquiet Mind

The An Unquiet Mind quotes below are all either spoken by Kay’s Brother or refer to Kay’s Brother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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).
Chapter 3 Quotes

Now he made no judgments about my completely irrational purchases; or, if he did, at least he didn’t make them to me. Courtesy of a personal loan he had taken out […] we were able to write checks to cover all of the outstanding bills. Slowly, over a period of many years, I was able to pay him back what I owed him. More accurate, I was able to pay back the money I owed him. I can never pay back the love, kindness, and understanding.

Related Characters: Kay Redfield Jamison (speaker), Kay’s Brother
Page Number: 79
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Kay’s Brother Quotes in An Unquiet Mind

The An Unquiet Mind quotes below are all either spoken by Kay’s Brother or refer to Kay’s Brother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Madness Theme Icon
).
Chapter 3 Quotes

Now he made no judgments about my completely irrational purchases; or, if he did, at least he didn’t make them to me. Courtesy of a personal loan he had taken out […] we were able to write checks to cover all of the outstanding bills. Slowly, over a period of many years, I was able to pay him back what I owed him. More accurate, I was able to pay back the money I owed him. I can never pay back the love, kindness, and understanding.

Related Characters: Kay Redfield Jamison (speaker), Kay’s Brother
Page Number: 79
Explanation and Analysis: