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Anthony Storr Quotes: It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also those most likely to destroy him.
         

It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also those most likely to destroy him.


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It's not psychopathology that counts. It's what you do with it.



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Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.



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If we did not look to marriage as the principal source of happiness, fewer marriages would end in tears.



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Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is defended, and partly upon the numbers of people subscribing to it.



I want to show that the dividing lines between sanity and mental illness have been drawn in the wrong place.

I want to show that the dividing lines between sanity and mental illness have been drawn in the wrong place.



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The human spirit is not indestructible; but a courageous few discover that, when in hell, they are granted a glimpse of heaven.



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The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen a lot of damage done by tea and sympathy.



The creative person is constantly seeking to discover himself, to remodel his own identity, and to find meaning in what he creates.

The creative person is constantly seeking to discover himself, to remodel his own identity, and to find meaning in what he creates.



The sane are madder than we think, the mad saner.

The sane are madder than we think, the mad saner.





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