“The borderline between normal and schizophrenic people is broad and nearly imperceptible.”
On Human Nature (1978), Ch.3 Development
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“Well, he's schizophrenic. And has been since 1968.”
Roger Waters (1943) English songwriter, bassist, and lyricist of Pink Floyd
Roger Waters, interviewed on Australian radio (1988)
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Terry Eagleton (1943) British writer, academic and educator
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“Broad-based upon her people’s will,
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) British poet laureate
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“War is the normal state of the people.”
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