A Madness So Discreet

by Mindy McGinnis

And once we are convinced of something, no matter how ludicrous, it becomes a fact.

“We are, all of us, the sum total of our life experience, Grace. Everything that happened to you as a child, from the geography of your birthplace to the social status of your family, even the order of your birth, can be read in your actions today.”

“Just because the insane tell the tales doesn’t make them false.”

a madness so discreet that it can walk the streets

and be applauded in some circles, but it is madness nonetheless.”