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The difference between mad people and sane people... is that sane people have variety when they talk-story. Mad people have only one story that they talk over and over.

— Maxine Hong Kingston

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

— Akira Kurosawa

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.

— Salvador Dali

Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.

— Nora Ephron

The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane.

— Hunter S. Thompson

Madness is tonic and invigorating. It makes the sane more sane. The only ones who are unable to profit by it are the insane.

— Henry Miller

What do we mean by 'crazy?' What do we mean by 'mad?' At what point is a person just different and at what point can we call it a disease and say that they are not responsible for their actions? Or are we all slaves to the chemical processes that go on in our brains?

— Jo Nesbo

I've never had any problem with crazy people. I like crazy people; I probably am a crazy person myself.

— Errol Morris

There's a big difference between sanity and insanity.

— Megan Gallagher

✗Opposing Perspectives

The sane are madder than we think, the mad saner.

— Anthony Storr

Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting.

— John Russell