paranoia Quotes

“It might almost—if one were paranoid enough—seem to be a collaboration here, between both sides of the Wall, matter and spirit.”

“The masking tape is to protect against flying glass during a bombing and the black curtains are to protect us from our neighbors.”

“Breakfast was a curious meal. Everyone was very polite…. Six people, all outwardly self-possessed and normal. And within? Thoughts that ran round in a circle like squirrels in a cage…. “What next? What next? Who? Which?”

“The storm increased. The wind howled against the side of the house. Everyone was in the living room. They sat listlessly huddled together. And, surreptitiously, they watched each other. When Rogers brought in the tea tray, they all jumped.”

Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.

“There’s this brief feeling of trust before the paranoia that seeps in”

“Paranoia had a way of visiting when he was least desired.”

“To free yourself, to be more authentic, to be less addicted, to be less manipulated, to be less paranoid … for all these marvelous reasons, delete your accounts.”