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Quotes by Anthony Storr - (12 quotes)

Anthony Storr - From the Artists category:

Part of what we admire about a painting or a piece of music is the order which the artist has imposed upon what would otherwise have appeared disconnected or chaotic. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Belief category:

Since I was not able wholly to subscribe to any one set of beliefs advanced by any 'guru' I had to fall back on my own, however derivative. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Creativity category:

Some split between the inner world and outer world is common to all behaviour, and the need to bridge the gap is the source of creative behaviour. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Eccentricity category:

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

Anthony Storr - From the Eccentricity category:

The sane are madder than we think; the mad saner. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Emotion category:

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. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Faith category:

One man's faith is another man's delusion. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Friendship category:

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Humanity category:

With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Originality category:

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Religion category:

Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just as irrational but which are shared by millions are called world religions. (Anthony Storr)

Anthony Storr - From the Writing category:

I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it. (Anthony Storr)