#insanity

Men were always quick to believe in the madness of women. ↗

— Alison Goodman

#men #women #men

By all means. Swords have ever been the best servants of crazy men. ↗

— Piers Anthony

#men

Now this is the point. You fancy me a mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded... ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#sanity #wise

Did you know that childhood is the only time in our lives when insanity is not only permitted to us, but expected? ↗

— Louis de Bernières

#insanity #childhood

The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive. "I don't understand this person. So they're crazy." That's bullshit. These people are not crazy. They strong people. Maybe their environment is a little sick. ↗

— Dave Chappelle

#insanity #environment

I lie on the floor, washed by nothing and hanging on. I cry at night. I am afraid of hearing voices, or a voice. I have come to the edge, of the land. I could get pushed over. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#fear #insanity #sanity #voices #sanity

Where to look if you've lost your mind? ↗

— Bernard Malamud

#insanity #mind #sanity #sanity

Was everybody seeing this stuff and acting as though they weren't? Was insanity just a matter of dropping the act? ↗

— Susanna Kaysen

#sanity #sanity

Crazy people made him crazy. It was as if he personally resented them giving into madness - in part, because he so frequently labored to behave sanely. When some people gave up the labor of sanity, or failed at it, Garp suspected them of not trying hard enough. ↗

— John Irving

#sanity #sanity

After my first few tastes I was pretty much hooked. I'd have dry spells, months without any or only piddling amounts of grace, but I never forgot about it or stopped wanting it. ↗

— Mark Vonnegut

#insane #insanity #mental-illness #mental-illness