“The uncertainty wore on him. The conditions in jail--the handcuffs, the noise, the filth, the crowding--mangled his senses. It's likely that, if… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
When the object is perceived as particular and unique and not merely the member of a family, when it appears independent of… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
Perhaps this is what we mean by sanity: that, whatever our self-admitted eccentricities might be, we are not villains of our own… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
Man would not be man if his dreams did not exceed his grasp... If I remember the sunflower forest it is because… — Loren Eiseley Copy Share Image
...maybe a damned good night's sleep will bring me back to a gentle sanity. But at the moment, I look about this… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
Delight in itself is the approach of sanity. Delight is to open our eyes to the reality of the situation rather than… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Stars now also have problems with drugs, and it can be even harder being so out in the public eye - it's… — Maureen McCormick Copy Share Image
But you learn to smother the living breathing soul, go deaf to it, and this violence to the self is what is… — Philip O Ceallaigh Copy Share Image
“How to win in life: 1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow 5 don't let people… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
I had a quick grasp of the secret to sanity, it had become the ability to hold the maximum of impossible combinations… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
“All sanity depends on this: that it should be a delight to feel the roughness of a carpet under smooth soles, a… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
I think it's important to keep your personal life to yourself as much as you can. It protects your sanity and you… — Dianna Agron Copy Share Image
Loving someone keeps people sane, Loving someone can cause great pain, Loving someone can make you cry, But what is love if… — Cory Lilwall Copy Share Image
Meditation is a tool to shake yourself awake. A way to discover what you love. A practice to return yourself to your… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality. — Irving Babbitt Copy Share Image
A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to… — Lois Wyse Copy Share Image
The strain of constant adaptation to so many fearful events and discoveries is already too much to bear with sanity; one has… — Janet Frame Copy Share Image
Granted, this system is insane, but we must not let sanity stand in the way of airport security. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans are suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things - almost 9 percent here in New York City.… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
Sanity is surely not about normality in the statistical sense: it is about an eternal and natural idea of the healthy personality… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
It's suspiciously quiet in here, and there's a Tod shaped dent in the bean bag. For the sake of both my sanity… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
