An Unquiet Mind

by

Kay Redfield Jamison

Richard Wyatt Character Analysis

Kay Redfield Jamison’s second husband, Richard Wyatt, is a schizophrenia researcher and Chief of Neuropsychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health. Kay lovingly describes Richard as her perfect opposite: a level-headed and deeply practical man who loves her deeply in spite of the vast differences between them, and who always does his best to support and love her—even when he has difficulty understanding the specifics of her moods and her illness.

Richard Wyatt Quotes in An Unquiet Mind

The An Unquiet Mind quotes below are all either spoken by Richard Wyatt or refer to Richard Wyatt. 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 9 Quotes

No amount of love can cure madness or unblacken one’s dark moods. […] But if love is not the cure, it certainly can act as a very strong medicine.

Related Characters: Kay Redfield Jamison (speaker), Kay’s First Husband, David Laurie, The Englishman, Richard Wyatt
Page Number: 174-175
Explanation and Analysis:
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Richard Wyatt Quotes in An Unquiet Mind

The An Unquiet Mind quotes below are all either spoken by Richard Wyatt or refer to Richard Wyatt. 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 9 Quotes

No amount of love can cure madness or unblacken one’s dark moods. […] But if love is not the cure, it certainly can act as a very strong medicine.

Related Characters: Kay Redfield Jamison (speaker), Kay’s First Husband, David Laurie, The Englishman, Richard Wyatt
Page Number: 174-175
Explanation and Analysis: