“Before the civil war, Pottibakia was a normal member of the Comity of Nations. She erected tariff walls, broke treaties, persecuted minorities, obstructed at conferences unless she was convinced there was no danger of a satisfactory solution; then she strained every nerve in the cause of peace.” WarNationsCausesDangerWallMembersNormalSolutionsConvincedBrokeCivil WarMinoritiesNervesConferencesTreatiesPersecutedTariffs Author:E. M. Forster
“I'm convinced England's overflowing with eccentric people, places, happenings. Indeed, you might say eccentricity's normal in England.” PeopleMightNormalHappeningsEnglandConvincedEccentricEccentricity Book:The New Moon with the Old Source: The New Moon with the Old
“Unlike the normal pattern, I know I have grown more liberal as I've grown older. I have become more convinced that there is room for improvement in the world.” KnowsWorldRoomsNormalPatternsConvincedImprovementIdealismIntrospectionRoom For Improvement Book:The Red Smith reader Source: The Red Smith reader
“I'm supposed to be a normal, sane type person, but after you go through war and such, you become superstitious. I am convinced that somebody is looking after me.” PersonsWarTypeNormalConvincedSupposed To BeSaneSuperstitious Author:Daniel Inouye
“And why are you so firmly, so triumphantly, convinced that only the normal and the positive--in other words, only what is conducive to welfare--is for the advantage of man? Is not reason in error as regards advantage? Does not man, perhaps, love something besides well-being? Perhaps he is just as fond of suffering? Perhaps suffering is just as great a benefit to him as well-being? Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering, and that is a fact.” MenWellsDoeSometimesReasonFactsSufferingNormalBenefitsAdvantageRegardErrorsConvincedWell BeingWelfarePerhaps Love Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky
“The most unbelievable thing about my behaviour is that I was convinced it was entirely f**king normal.” KingsNormalConvincedBehaviourUnbelievableUnbelievable Things Author:Ozzy Osbourne