“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.”
Source: Man's Search for Meaning (1946; 1959; 1984), p. 32 in the 1992 edition, ISBN 0807014265, Beacon Press
“Abnormal, adj. Not conforming to standards in matters of thought and conduct. To be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested”
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Ambrose Bierce
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The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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