“Doctor … I’m going mad; the final complete flip, it’s swooping down out of the hills at me!” He had only smiled, condescendingly and therapeutically. “No, Leland, not you. You, and in fact quite a lot of your generation, have in some way been exiled from that particular sanctuary. It’s become almost impossible for you to ‘go mad’ in the classical sense. At one time people conveniently ‘went mad’ and were never heard from again. Like a character in a romantic novel. But now”—And I think he even went so far as to yawn—“you are too hip to yourself on a psychological level. You all are too intimate with too many of the symptoms of insanity to be caught completely off your guard. Another thing: all of you have a talent for releasing frustration through clever fantasy. And you, you are the worst of the lot on that score. So … you may be neurotic as hell for the rest of your life, and miserable, maybe even do a short hitch at Bellevue and certainly good for another five years as a paying patient—but I’m afraid never completely out.”
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Sometimes a Great Notion
In 'Sometimes a Great Notion,' authors Ken Kesey and his brother, Charles Kesey, delve into the lives of the Grant family, focusing on their efforts to maintain their logging business against the backdrop of a changing industry and the harsh natural environment. The narrative is rich with historical detail and vivid character development, offering a compelling look at the human spirit in the face of adversity. more
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