The cracked mind of the schizophrenic may let in light whic… - R. D. Laing

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The cracked mind of the schizophrenic may let in light which does not enter intact minds of many sane people whose minds are closed.

R. D. Laing

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Ronald David Laing (usually known as R.D. Laing, October 7, 1927 – August 23, 1989) was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote on mental illness and the experience of psychosis.

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There is no such "condition" as "schizophrenia," but the label is a social fact and the social fact a political event.

Here we have the paradox, the potentially tragic paradox, that our relatedness to others is an essential aspect of our being, as is our separateness, but any particular person is not a necessary part of our being.

Insanity — a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.

The cracked mind of the schizophrenic may let in light which does not enter intact minds of many sane people whose minds are closed. - R. D. Laing

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