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{{quote|'''Delirium:''' His madness... His madness keeps him sane.<br />
'''Dream:''' And do you think he is the only one, my sister?|''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'' #31}}
 
Sometimes the world you find yourself in is so [[Crapsack World|grim]] or [[Dystopia|stressful]], if not [[Dark World|horrific]], that the only way to keep from going crazy is to..well, go crazy. You thus end up acting in [[Silly Walk|silly]], if not [[Cloudcuckoolander|bizarre]], ways, just to keep from truly [[Ax Crazy|losing it]] [[Freak-Out|for good]] due to all the horror and depression and genuine ''[[World Gone Mad|lunacy]]'' surrounding you.
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== Comics ==
* The quote comes from ''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'', describing [[wikipedia:Emperor Norton|Emperor Norton of San Francisco]].
* ''[[Batman]]'':
** Some interpretations of [[The Joker]] depict him as "super-sane" rather than crazy: he sees how ridiculous and mixed-up the world is, and the only way for him to deal with it is by treating it as one big joke.
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