This is a quote by Edgar Allan Poe from his story Eleonora (1842). It is well-known that the connection between madness and genius is very tight. Many famous people who contributed to the world with their great minds are thought to be mad or they suffered some other mental illness. The most familiar example is the Van Gogh's case. This genius suffered many mental disorders, such as anxiety, schizophrenia, hallucinations, etc. Even though, he is considered to be one of the most creative minds. It is very difficult to establish the line between normal and crazy, reality and imagination. Schizophrenia is treated as a very serious mental disorder. However, some people consider it to be a sign of brilliance, rather than a disorder. Is a, what we call a "mad" individual, a more complex human being or is it still a simple mental defect? This is the same question that bothered Edgar Allan Poe.
