„I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.“

— George Orwell
„Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realised that the imagery in my mind wasn't insanity. Surrealism to me is reality.“
— John Lennon
„Now be sincere; did you admire me for my impertinence?""For the liveliness of your mind, I did.“
— Jane Austen
„When you were a child, I loved you. I loved your grave face and the confidence with which you came to me, asking me to mend your broken toys. And then, after eight years' absence, you came again and sat here, and brought me the thoughts that were in your mind. And your mind, Renisenb, is not like the minds of the rest of your family. It does not turn in upon itself, seeking to encase itself in narrow walls. Your mind is like my mind, it looks over the River, seeing a world of changes, of new ideas - seeing a world where all things are possible to those with courage and vision…“
— Agatha Christie
„When I think of you, and you are not there, I see you in my mind's eye always with a book in your hand.“
— Cassandra Clare
„To enter into your own mind you need to be armed to the teeth.“
— Paul Valéry
„When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy and lightness“
— Thich Nhat Hanh