“The poetical tendency of the present and of the preceding century has been divided in a manner singularly curious. One loud and conspicuous faction of bards, giving way to the corrupt influences of a decaying general culture, seems to have abandoned all the properties of versification and reason in its mad scramble after sensational novelty; whilst the other and quieter school constituting a more logical evolution from the poesy of the Georgian period, demands an accuracy of rhyme and metre unknown even to the polished artists of the age of Pope.” WayGivingHas BeensReasonSeemsAgeSchoolArtistCultureInfluenceCenturyEvolutionPeriodsDemandMadPropertyTendenciesCuriousLoudLogicalDividedAbandonedPopeRhymeNoveltyAccuracyPolishedFactionsSensationalBardsGiving WayGeorgians Author:H. P. Lovecraft
“I'm sure if you see things you wrote when you were 19, you cringe. I saw stuff like angry poetry that I wrote when I was mad at my father, or photos I took where I smeared period blood on myself. It's embarrassing.” IfsFatherStuffSawsBloodPeriodsAngryMadEmbarrassingCringe Author:Kathleen Hanna
“When you do 'Mad Fat Diary' or 'The Village,' you always learn about the particular time period, and that's always nice for an actor.” ActorsNiceParticularPeriodsMadFatsVillageDiariesTime Periods Author:Nico
“Is there an idea more radical in the history of the human race than turning your children over to total strangers whom you know nothing about, and having those strangers work on your child's mind, out of your sight, for a period of twelve years? Could there be a more radical idea than that? Back in Colonial days in America, if you proposed that kind of idea, they'd burn you at the stake, you mad person! It's a mad idea!” IfsKnowsYearsMindHumansKindChildrenPersonsIdeasAmericaRacePeriodsSightOur ChildrenMadStrangerRadicalYour ChildrenHuman RaceStakesTwelveRadical IdeasMad Person Author:John Taylor Gatto
“You'd see extraordinary-looking people around in the '70s. It was so exciting! You'd have mad people, like Gerlinde Kostiff riding around on her bicycle with a huge hat. Everybody was doing things. I don't have any bad memories of that period.” PeopleMemoriesHugePeriodsExcitingMadExtraordinaryHatsRidingBicycleBad Memories Author:Manolo Blahnik
“People are mad a Donald Trump for allegedly making a joke about Megyn Kelly having her period. Trump said, 'Trust me, I know what goes on down there, because I'm a huge douche.'” PeopleKnowsSaidHugeGoes OnTrumpPeriodsJokesMadTrust MeDouches Author:Conan O'Brien
“Now there's a seven-day waiting period to buy a gun. Who can stay mad that long?” LongWaitingPeriodsGunMadSevenSeven Days Author:Emo Philips