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Insane Quotes

I proceed, gentlemen, to call your attention to the present state of insane persons confined within the commonwealth; in cages, closets, cellars, stalls, pens; chained, naked, beaten with rods, and lashed into obedience.

Dorothea Lynde Dix (1843). “Memorial: To the Legislature of Massachusetts [protesting Against the Confinement of Insane Persons and Idiots in Almshouses and Prisons]”, p.4

I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.

Edgar Allan Poe (2016). “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, p.118, Atlantic Books Ltd

In a mad world only the mad are sane.

"Fictional character: Kyoami". "Ran", www.imdb.com. 1985.

There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

Ambrose Bierce (1997). “The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce”, p.139, Рипол Классик

Don't even ask me why. I do not know, I have no answer to this insane behaviour.

"Interview: Marina Abramović" by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. October 2, 2010.