Steppenwolf Madness Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Preface if applicable, Paragraph)

Quote #4

"I sincerely beg your wife's pardon and your own. Tell her, please, that I am a schizomaniac." (93)

Now there's a message you don't get passed to you every day. "Tell your wife I'm sorry and that I'm a nutcase." We can see the way that Harry uses his madness as an excuse for his behavior.

Quote #5

"Oh, don't make a song of your sufferings. You are no madman, Professor. You're not half mad enough to please me." (129)

Oh, burn. Harry thinks that he's crazy enough to get into the Magic Theater and get with Hermine, but he has a lot to learn. Like how to laugh like a maniac, for example.

Quote #6

Was I to believe that this happy child with her hearty appetite and the air of a gourmet was at the same time a victim of hysterical visions who wished to die? (256)

Remember how Harry said his wife's mind was disordered? It seems he's surrounded by disorderly women, because here, too, Hermine is asking him to kill her, which he attributes to madness.