“There are essential and inessential insanities... Inessential insanities get one in trouble with oneself. Essential insanities get one in trouble with others. It's always preferable to be in trouble with others. In fact, it may be essential.” MayFactsTroubleEssentialsOneselfInsanityStill Life With Woodpecker Book:Still Life with Woodpecker Source: Still Life with Woodpecker
“I am quite sure that a good number of "cures" of psychotics consist in the fact that the patient has decided, for one reason or other, once more to play at being sane.” ReasonPlayFactsNumbersDecidedPatientCuresInsanitySane Author:R. D. Laing
“The lunatic's visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.” FactsVisionMaterialsHorrorInsanityLunaticReligious ExperienceShambles Book:The Varieties of Religious Experience Source: The Varieties of Religious Experience