Sanity Quotes

446 Sanity quotes by 353 unique authors

...maybe a damned good night's sleep will bring me back to a gentle sanity. But at the moment, I look about this room and, like… — Charles Bukowski
Our society tends to regard as a sickness any mode of thought or behavior that is inconvenient for the system and this is plausible because… — Theodore Kaczynski
It's quite possible we may actually be looking at some kind of super-sanity here. A brilliant new modification of human perception, more suited to urban… — Grant Morrison
She should have remembered her past experiences in the relationship wars and not let herself get so excited. Evidently her hormones had overruled her common… — Linda Howard
I lie on the floor, washed by nothing and hanging on. I cry at night. I am afraid of hearing voices, or a voice. I… — Margaret Atwood
I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust.… — Bret Easton Ellis
your mind is like an unsafe neighborhood; don't go there alone. — Augusten Burroughs
I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left… — Patrick Rothfuss
If you think anyone is sane you just don't know enough about them. — Christopher Moore
Women's lib, Frannie had decided, was nothing more nor less than an outgrowth of the technological society. Women were at the mercy of their bodies.… — Stephen King
Inside every sane person there's a madman struggling to get out," said the shopkeeper. "That's what I've always thought. No one goes mad quicker than… — Terry Pratchett
While we read a novel, we are insane—bonkers. We believe in the existence of people who aren't there, we hear their voices... Sanity returns (in… — Ursula K. Le Guin
It was the essence of life to disbelieve in death for one's self, to act as if life would continue forever. And life had to… — Philip Jose Farmer
Irony - The modern mode: either the devil’s mark or the snorkel of sanity. — Julian Barnes
It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with… — Rose Kennedy
The point is, you see," said Ford, "that there is no point in driving yourself mad trying to stop yourself going mad. You might just… — Douglas Adams
She surrounded herself with books at work and at home. Her living space was a testament to her first and abiding love with shelves jammed… — Nora Roberts
A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a… — Lois Wyse
I really believe, or want to believe, really I am nuts, otherwise I'll never be sane. — Allen Ginsberg
To live and let live, without clamor for distinction or recognition; to wait on divine love; to write truth first on the tablet of one's… — Mary Baker Eddy
Wolves? I should have known. Of course you have wolves. Doesn’t everybody?” She snapped her fingers. “The gun, Lucian. Hand it over. I’ve decided I… — Christine Feehan
From time to time, I do consider that I might be mad. Like any self-respecting lunatic, however, I am always quick to dismiss any doubts… — Dean Koontz
Delight in itself is the approach of sanity. Delight is to open our eyes to the reality of the situation rather than siding with this… — Chogyam Trungpa
The human mind is not a terribly logical or consistent place. — Jim Butcher
In an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit of sanity can be a… — Saul Bellow

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