“Sanity is not statistical.”
Source: 1984
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George Orwell 473
English author and journalist 1903–1950Related quotes
Many sources attribute this quote to Brown without giving a specific reference to her writings. The earliest located is the following variation from p. 47 of Musgrave Landing: Musings on the Writing Life by Susan Musgrave (1994), which Musgrave quotes as "Rita Mae Brown's warning": "If you become the kind of writer who calls forth heated emotional states, be careful. There are a lot of unbalanced people out there. The statistics on insanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's got to be you."
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“Art is a guaranty of sanity.”
Louise Bourgeois, "Art is a Guaranty of Sanity," title of 2000 drawing, Pencil on pink paper, 27.9 x 21.5 cm. Collection Museum of Modern Art, New York
Also found elsewhere as "Art is a guarantee(sic) of sanity, that is the most important thing I have said."
Variant: Art is a Guaranty of Sanity.
“Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.”