"Only the demented would not have raised their hands in the great hall. They had exchanged fear for insanity"."

-- Herta Muller

#Hands Quotes #Insanity Quotes #Demented Quotes

“Nature is a book, a letter, a fairy tale (in the philosophical sense) or whatever you want to call it.”
“I call 'Community' the best day job in the world, because between takes, I get to write music. I get to write sketches. I get to write movies. It's the best job ever.”
“Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think”

Source : Jill Bolte Taylor (2008). “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey”, p.26, Penguin
“The love of dress is very marked in this attractive animal.”
“Sanity means the wholeness of the consciousness. And our society is only part conscious, like an idiot.”
“What is truth? I think stating a truth could be dangerous, because we are locking something in and therefore making it harder for ourselves to change beyond that certain thought or concept.”
“I believe in anthologies, although I know they offer only a glimpse.”
“It is really hard for me to invest time into a relationship because I get kind of freaked out by the thought of doing something that part of my mind keeps telling me is "unproductive".”

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