„Mad Matter: "Have I gone mad?"
Alice: "I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.“

„You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.“

—  Lewis Carroll, buch Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Variante: Have I gone mad? I'm afraid so.
You're entirely Bonkers.
But I will tell you a secret,
All the best people are.
Quelle: Alice in Wonderland

„But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.“

—  Lewis Carroll, buch Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Quelle: Alice in Wonderland

„I'll tell you a secret. We live in a mad and inspiring world.“

—  Ben Hecht American screenwriter 1894 - 1964

„The Mad Hatter: "Would you like some wine?"
Alice: "Yes…"
The Mad Hatter: "We haven't any and you're too young.“

—  Lewis Carroll, buch Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Quelle: Alice in Wonderland

„I do think you're mad and I'll still go with you.“

—  Suzanne Collins, buch Catching Fire

Quelle: Catching Fire

„Alice: This is impossible.
The Mad Hatter: Only if you believe it is.“

—  Lewis Carroll English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer 1832 - 1898

„I am not mad because I'm a woman… I'm mad because you're an asshole.“

—  Margaret Atwood, buch Cat's Eye

Quelle: Cat's Eye

„I'm not a millionaire but I'm very comfortable doing what I do, and I'm more productive now than I was in my mid-20s. It's all down to functionality eventually. If you're functional it doesn't matter if you're mad.“

—  Alan Moore English writer primarily known for his work in comic books 1953

As quoted in "Moore's murderer", in The Guardian (2 February 2002) http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2002/feb/02/sciencefictionfantasyandhorror.books

„I'll tell you the greatest thing that I've ever achieved in my career: I was on the cover of Mad magazine. And of course, I'm saying "Hello Neuman."“

—  Jerry Seinfeld American comedian and actor 1954

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012 — Present), Season 3 (2014)

„But his soul was mad. Being alone in the wilderness, it had looked within itself and, by heavens I tell you, it had gone mad.“

—  Joseph Conrad, buch Herz der Finsternis

Quelle: Heart of Darkness

„We're all mad here. Im mad. You're mad“

—  Lewis Carroll, buch Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Variante: We're all mad here.
Quelle: Alice in Wonderland

„I'm not mad at you I'm mad a the cheese-steak.“

—  Kerry Jackson

Radio From Hell (June 9, 2006)

„I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at the news.“

—  Gina Barberi

Radio From Hell (June 8, 2005)

„If you're ever in doubt, throw a pepper in the air. If it fails to come down, you have gone mad, so don't trust in anything.“

—  Gregory Maguire Novelist 1954

Quelle: Mirror Mirror

„Oh -- who's the Queen?"

"Her, of course. The White Queen. You're just like Alice, you know. Down the rabbit hole with the Mad Hatter.“

—  Rachel Caine American writer 1962

Quelle: Midnight Alley

„The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.“

—  T.S. Eliot, buch Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

The Naming of Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939)

„I'm not mad that you got mad when I got mad when you said I should go drop dead.“

—  Jonathan Larson American composer and playwright 1960 - 1996

tick, tick... BOOM! (1990)

„I like you because you were mad. And you're pretty. And pretty sane for a mad person.“

—  Maureen Johnson, buch 13 Little Blue Envelopes

Quelle: 13 Little Blue Envelopes

„If someone's different from you and it scares you or makes you mad, that's God telling you to take a closer look. If you're scared or mad, that's about you, not about the person who scares you or angers you.“

—  Chris Crutcher, buch Deadline

Quelle: Deadline