“I am madness maddened! That wild madness that's only calm to comprehend itself”
Herman Melville (1818–1891) American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet
“With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.”
Source: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
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