“I would cling to unhappiness because it was a known, familiar state. When I was happier, it was because I knew I was on my way back to misery. I've never been convinced that happiness is the object of the game. I'm wary of happiness.”
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“If I woke up one morning and realized that all I ever was going to be was a business man, I'd probably die. All my dreams would be shattered. Early in life I had many dreams. I dreamed of being a great basketball star. I dreamed of being a preacher. I dreamed of saving the world from war and racism. And I dreamed of being a great poet. Today, I dream only of writing.”
― Mother, Don't Lock Me In That Closet!
― Mother, Don't Lock Me In That Closet!
“Crazy by definition is
Knowing that true sanity is
A figment of the educated mind”
― My Sanity: The Ramblings of a Mad Man
Knowing that true sanity is
A figment of the educated mind”
― My Sanity: The Ramblings of a Mad Man
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