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Whatever the virtues of balance, it's just a pleasant form of insanity.
— Billy • Ally McBeal
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker briefly acknowledges the appeal of balance, then overturns it with the surprising phrase 'pleasant form of insanity.' Joining comfort to madness gives the judgment its bite. The remark casts doubt on a reassuring ideal without offering a settled alternative to it.
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