Mental Illness Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old mental illness quotes, mental illness sayings, and mental illness proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Men are so necessarily mad, that not to be mad would amount to another form of madness. Blaise Pascal
Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness. Elyn Saks
Mental illness doesn't choose the most talented or the smartest or the richest or the poorest. It shows no mercy and often arrives like an unexpected storm, dropping an endless downpour on young dreams. Steve Lopez
The line between normal and crazy seemed impossibly thin. A person would have to be an expert tightrope walker in order not to fall. Augusten Burroughs
When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane. Hermann Hesse
I'm still me no matter my mental health. Niki Mcbain
Never attempt to apply logic to madness, for there is none; it is the nature of madness to be illogical. Navessa Allen
There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness. Dave Barry
Madness is a kind of mental suicide. Stephen King
In a mad world, only the mad are sane. Akira Kurosawa