Men have called me mad; but the question is not settled whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence -- whether much that is glorious -- whether all that is profound -- does not spring from disease of thought -- from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect. They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who only dream by night. In their gray visions they obtain glimpses of eternity, and thrill, in waking, to find that they have been upon the verge of the great secret. In snatches, they learn something of the wisdom which is of good, and more of the mere knowledge which is of evil. They penetrate, however rudderless or compassless, into the vast ocean of the ‘light ineffable’. Edgar Allan Poe
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It is possible to achieve greatness, even if you are suffering from mental illness. This is because so many people who are suffering from mental illness are suffering in silence. They do not want to be seen as weak or pitiful. However, these people are so talented and skilled that their suffering has not gone unnoticed. It is possible for them to rise above their suffering and to overcome it by turning it into the greatest source of power they could ever imagine.

Source: Eleonora

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