“In their brief time together Slothrop forms the impression that this octopus is not in good mental health, though where's his basis for comparing?” MadnessMental HealthOctopusOctopiSlothrop Book:Gravity’s Rainbow Source: Gravity’s Rainbow
“So it is here, grouped on the beach with strangers, that voices begin to take on a touch of metal, each word a hard-edged clap, and the light, though as bright as before, is less able to illuminate . . . it's a Puritan reflex of seeking other orders behind the visible, also known as paranoia, filtering in.” ParanoiaAmenPuritansSlothrop Book:Gravity’s Rainbow Source: Gravity’s Rainbow