The Minds of Billy Milligan Quotes

“By shutting out the real world we can live peacefully in ours. We know that a world without pain is a world without feeling… But a world without feeling is a world without pain.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“To control one's own destiny takes a mastermind. To execute the plans takes a fool.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Me, a nothingness zombie in a nothingness box in a nothingness hell.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Что важнее, расширять кругозор или демонстрировать чувства? Может, даже сам вопрос неверный, потому что у тебя чувств нет. Вероятно, если подавить их и жить исключительно логикой, можно стать выдающимся полезным человеком, но ты останешься одинок и будешь никому не нужен.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“By shutting out the real world we can live peacefully in ours. We know that a world without pain is a world without feeling . . . but a world without feeling is a world without pain. Kevin”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan: The book that inspired the hit series The Crowded Room starring Tom Holland

“– Я должен снова нарисовать его, – сказал он. – Но теперь я нарисую по-другому. Я хочу видеть все места, которые знал, но я все переделаю.
– Ручей не изменился, – сказала Бев.
– Зато я изменился.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“To control one’s own destiny takes a mastermind. To execute the plans takes a fool.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan: The book that inspired the hit series The Crowded Room starring Tom Holland

“Бог придуман теми, кто боится неизвестного, - сказал Артур.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Rasa benci tidak mungkin sepenuhnya dibersihkan. Itulah hal yang harus kita terima, agar tetap punya sifat kuat dan agresif.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Non capiscono cos'è l'amore", rispose Adalana, "cosa vuol dire essere tenuti stretti e avere qualcuno a cui importa di te. Ho rubato io quel tempo. Sentivo l'alcol e le pillole di Ragen. Oh, fa male parlarne..."
"Sì, ma dobbiamo parlarne", disse il dottor George, "ci aiuta a capire".
"Sono stata io. E' un po' troppo tardi adesso per dire che mi dispiace, vero? Ho rovinato la vita dei ragazzi... Ma loro proprio non capivano..."
"Non capivano che cosa?" chiese la Turner.
"Cos'è l'amore. Il bisogno di amore. Essere tenuti stretti da qualcuno. Semplicemente sentirsi caldi e protetti. Non so cosa mi ha spinto a farlo”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Is life worth living in the jaws of society's trash can for misfit minds? What can I possibly achieve or contribute to mankind in this steel and concrete box with a damn loud laughing wall that moves? Just give up?”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Обычно это одна из причин, почему люди ложатся спать, - чтобы уйти от того, что их расстроило.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Чтобы управлять судьбой, нужен выдающийся ум. Чтобы осуществлять планы, нужен дурак”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Sometimes I wonder: Do I want to gel well? Is all this fear, all this shit I’m going through now worth it? Or should I bury myself back here in the brain and forget about it?” “What’s your answer?” “I don’t know.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan: The book that inspired the hit series The Crowded Room starring Tom Holland

“Chiudendo la porta sul mondo reale, potremo vivere in pace nel nostro.
Sappiamo che un mondo senza dolore è un mondo senza sentimento... ma un mondo senza sentimento è un mondo senza dolore.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Живым ты можешь бороться и победить. Если умрешь, победит человек, оскорбивший тебя.”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan

“Glaring coldly at us, the small crowd got out of their hard back chairs and zombied down the hall until the closing clanks of the big iron doors began. The expressionless men that wore drooling towels like bibs walked even slower but the burly attendants hurried them with a stinging crack of the wide leather belts, allowing them no dignity whatsoever. Thorazine, Prolixion, Haldol and any other psychotropic drug on the market maintained and assured obedience of the strictest kind, so it was fed like candy. No humanity, but I almost forgot. We are not human. Clank!”
― Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan