method to one's madness

noun

Definitions

  1. A well-thought-out reason for an individual's seemingly illogical behavior.

    • Sometimes, I feel sure he is as mad as a hatter; and then, just as he is at his maddest, I find there is method in his madness.
    • Usually there is a method to my madness. I usually have a profound reason as to why I write. Tonight, I do not.

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