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Gilbert K. Chesterton Writer, Journalist
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"The primary paradox of Christianity is that the ordinary condition of man is not his sane or sensible condition; that the normal itself is an abnormality."

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Alan Watts Philosopher, Writer
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"Our normal sense of the person as a lonely island of consciousness, is a dramatic illusion based on theological imagery."

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Ali Sina Philosopher, Writer
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"One thing is to have the protection of human rights for homosexuals and quite something else is this promotion of indecency. It would be immoral and unethical to deny the homosexuals their human rights. But it is also immoral to consider disorders as normal. None of these deviances are biological. They are acquired by fantasizing about them."

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Umberto Eco Writer, Philosopher, Literary Critic
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"Each of us is sometimes a cretin, a fool, a moron, or a lunatic. A normal person is just a reasonable mix of these components, these four ideal types."

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Marcus Aurelius Philosopher, Emperor
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"From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition."

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e. e. cummings Poet, Painter
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"love being such, or such, the normal corners of your heart will never guess how much my wonderful jealousy is dark"

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Barack Obama Politician
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"You don't know how it would have turned out if [kids] would grown up in Chicago instead, and a more normal environment."

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Eckhart Tolle Spiritual Teacher, Author
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"Humans are potentially capable of living in a state of consciousness compared to which normal wakefulness is like sleeping or dreaming."

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Paulo Coelho Writer
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"They think they're normal, because they all do the same thing. Well, I'm going to pretend that I have drunk from the same well as them."

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