“Neurosis is an inner cleavage-the state of being at war with oneself.”
Source: The Collected Works of C. G. Jung: Psychology and religion, West and East
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“Is our species crazy? Plenty of evidence.”
Source: Mr. Sammler's Planet
Source: Words to the Wise: A Medical-Philosophical Dictionary
“The finest minds, like the finest metals, dissolve the easiest.”
Source: A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published
“When a man mistakes his thoughts for persons and things, he is mad.”
“Craziness attacks the softest eyes and hamstrings the gentlest flanks.”
Source: The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, and The Prince of Tides: Three Classic Novels in One Collection
“It was too nerve-wracking, a shocking spectacle, like seeing an old, calm friend go insane.”
Source: Travels with Charley in Search of America
“Insanity consists of building major structures upon foundations which do not exist.”
“Today I had a strange warning. I felt the wind of insanity brush my mind.”
Source: Faces in the water
“Always good to have one crazy in the family ... It takes the pressure off everybody else.”
Source: Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke
“I was just sort of moving through time.”
Source: Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke
“Most sane people think that no insane person can reason logically. But this is not so.”
Source: A Mind That Found Itself
Source: A Mind That Found Itself
Source: A Mind That Found Itself
Source: The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity
“Colds, ulcers, flu, and cancer are things we get. Schizophrenia is something we are.”
“Well, I thought, last night I paid my dues. I faced death. Now I can stay.”
Source: The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity
“In an ideal world, it would not take a film star to get the media focused on mental illness.”