## Metadata - Author: [[Ned Beauman]] - Full Title: Madness Is Better Than Defeat - Category: #books ## Highlights - “Has the man had a fucking nervous breakdown?” said Pomutz. At his feet, Scofield issued a verbal warning. The animal did have three black dots to serve as a face, but in a competition to give a convincing visual impression of sentience it would have fallen well below a Halloween pumpkin and perhaps about level with the headlights and grille of an idling taxi. ([Location 748](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B072HXX9LQ&location=748))