If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divine… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
That afternoon he told me that the difference between human beings and animals was that human beings were able to dream while… — Steven Millhauser Copy Share Image
It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, can rule nothing, but is… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
If the will, which in the law of our nature, were withdrawn from our memory, fancy, understanding, and reason, no other hell… — John Milton Copy Share Image
“ Much Madness Is Divinest Sense Much Madness is divinest Sense — To a discerning Eye — Much Sense — the starkest… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
I cannot get accustomed to war; my brain refuses to understand and explain a thing that is senseless in its basis. Millions… — Leonid Andreyev Copy Share Image
I believe that one should be able to control and manipulate experiences, even the most terrifying, like madness, being tortured...with an informed… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
They made us participate in their own madness, because we couldn't help but retrace their steps, rethink their thoughts, and see that… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
Eccentricity is not, as some would believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man… — Edith Sitwell Copy Share Image
“A person who is another man's slave is better than one who is a slave to lust.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The Bush Administration claims there is a Social Security crisis only to distract Americans from its serious mismanagement of the federal budget. — Mark Dayton Copy Share Image
In the closed world of the gynaeceum, despite the gardens and parkland extending beyong the horizon, despite the insurmountable walls separating pavillions… — Shan Sa Copy Share Image
It seems like I'm the only one fighting just to be with you.. You're not even there when I needed you, dont… — Joanne Lobedica Copy Share Image
“Actually, the problem is that I can’t lose my mind,” I said. “It’s inescapable.” — John Green Copy Share Image
And men, whose reason long was blind, From cells of madness unconfined, Oft lose whole years of darker mind. — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's an incredible experience to interact with fans in first person, get immediate responses to your music and see the madness that… — Badshah Copy Share Image
One of my favourite contemporary fiction writers is a Texan, Ben Fountain. His extraordinary novel, Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk, all takes… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
He regarded himself as an accomplished writer — a clear sign of madness in anyone. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
