# Quotes about madness

- Quotes: 8
- Authors: 8
- Topic page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/madness

## Quotes

> He wondered, as he had many times wondered before, whether he himself was a lunatic. Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one. At one time it had been a sign of madness to believe that the earth goes round the sun; today, to believe that the past is unalterable. He might be ALONE in holding that belief, and if alone, then a lunatic. But the thought of being a lunatic did not greatly trouble him: the horror was that he might also be wrong.

[George Orwell](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-orwell.md) · [Nineteen Eighty-Four](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-orwell/nineteen-eighty-four.md) — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-orwell/nineteen-eighty-four/he-wondered-as-he-had.md)

Topics: [doubt](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/doubt.md), [madness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/madness.md)

> Moping melancholy
>
> And moon-struck madness.

[John Milton](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-milton.md) · [Paradise Lost](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-milton/paradise-lost.md) — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-milton/paradise-lost/moping-melancholy-and.md)

Topics: [sadness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/sadness.md), [madness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/madness.md)

> Ever, as before, does Madness remain a mysterious-terrific, altogether infernal boiling-up of the Nether Chaotic Deep, through this fair-painted Vision of Creation, which swims thereon, which we name the Real.

[Thomas Carlyle](https://www.leafyquotes.com/thomas-carlyle.md) · [Sartor Resartus](https://www.leafyquotes.com/thomas-carlyle/sartor-resartus.md) — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/thomas-carlyle/sartor-resartus/ever-as-before.md)

Topics: [madness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/madness.md)

> Everyone's a little crazy when you get inside their head... it's only a matter of degree.

[Erica Jong](https://www.leafyquotes.com/erica-jong.md) · [Fear of Flying](https://www.leafyquotes.com/erica-jong/fear-of-flying.md) — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/erica-jong/fear-of-flying/everyones-a-little.md)

Topics: [madness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/madness.md)

> Lord! what a strange world in which a man cannot remain unique even by taking the trouble to go mad!

[G. Chesterton](https://www.leafyquotes.com/g-chesterton.md) · [The Napoleon of Notting Hill](https://www.leafyquotes.com/g-chesterton/the-napoleon-of-notting-hill.md) — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/g-chesterton/the-napoleon-of-notting-hill/lord-what-a-strange.md)

Topics: [madness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/madness.md)

> The majority is always sane.

[Larry Niven](https://www.leafyquotes.com/larry-niven.md) · [Ringworld](https://www.leafyquotes.com/larry-niven/ringworld.md) · p. 177 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/larry-niven/ringworld/the-majority-is-always.md)

Topics: [madness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/madness.md)

> The Deftmenes are mad and the Dumii are sane, thought Snibril, and that's just the same as being mad except that it's quieter. If only you could mix them together, you'd end up with normal people.

[Terry Pratchett](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett.md) · [The Carpet People](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/the-carpet-people.md) — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/the-carpet-people/the-deftmenes-are.md)

Topics: [madness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/madness.md)

> Genes aren’t everything. Environment counts too, and environment can bend into actual psychosis where genes indicate only a potentiality for a particular psychosis.

[Isaac Asimov](https://www.leafyquotes.com/isaac-asimov.md) · [The Naked Sun](https://www.leafyquotes.com/isaac-asimov/the-naked-sun.md) · p. 373 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/isaac-asimov/the-naked-sun/genes-arent-everything.md)

Topics: [madness](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/madness.md)