I am beginning to realize that "sanity" is no longer a value or an end in itself. If modern people were a little less sane, a little more doubtful, a little more aware of their absurdities and contradictions, perhaps there might be the possibility of their survival.


Raids on the Unspeakable (ed. New Directions Publishing, 1966) - ISBN: 9780811201018

Thomas Merton Quotes

I am beginning to realize that sanity is no longer a value or an end in itself. If modern people were a little less sane, a little more doubtful, a...

I am beginning to realize that sanity is no longer a value or an end in itself. If modern people were a little less sane, a little more doubtful, a...

I am beginning to realize that sanity is no longer a value or an end in itself. If modern people were a little less sane, a little more doubtful, a...

I am beginning to realize that sanity is no longer a value or an end in itself. If modern people were a little less sane, a little more doubtful, a...