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There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him.

~Antonin Artaud

Topics: Delirium Every Frightened Genius Had Head Him His Idea Life Madman Misunderstood Only People Prepared Shining Solution Whom Whose

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Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium.

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Apathy Breeding Class Crime Delirium Grounds May Middle Middle Class Slums Suburbs Well

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Life creates itself in delirium and is undone in ennui.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Creates Delirium Ennui Itself Life Undone

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Recently I was directing an episode of 'Glee' and I lost my cell phone - and I didn't have time to buy a new one for three weeks. Well, the first few days I was anxious as hell, suffered the delirium tremens, didn't think I could make it through, etc. Then something kind of curious happened - I began to feel great.

~Eric Stoltz

Topics: Anxious Began Buy Cell Cell Phone Could Curious Days Delirium Directing Episode Etc Feel Few First Glee Great Happened Hell Kind Lost Make New New One Phone Recently Something Something Kind Suffered Then Think Three Through Time Weeks Well

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Dementia resembles delirium in the same way an ultra-marathon resembles a dash across the street. Same basic components, vastly different scale. If you've run delirium's course once or twice in your life, try to imagine a version that never ends.

~Floyd Skloot

Topics: Across Basic Components Course Dash Delirium Dementia Different Ends Imagine Life Never Once Resembles Run Same Scale Street Try Twice Vastly Version Way You Your

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