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Woodham specifically mentioned the Nietzsche character who declares God's death: "the madman," an enlightened being whom the rest of the world perceives as lunatic. The madman declares, "I have come too early ... My time is not yet." In his note, Woodham purportedly wrote his own rant: "I am not insane! I am angry. This world s___ on me for the final time. I am not spoiled or lazy; for murder is not weak and slow-witted; murder is gutsy and daring. I killed because People like me are mistreated every day... I am malicious because I am miserable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISSISSIPPI GOTHIC | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

...medical innovator, Batista is variably described as a madman, a genius--or both. Says Dr. Noedir Stolf, director of the surgical division of the Heart Institute in Sao Paulo: "With his many more ideas for new surgeries, Dr. Batista is likely to keep controversy alive and well in the surgical world for a long time to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOO BIG A HEART | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

...story of a madman who snuffed out the lives of four treasured members of a peaceful community. "God love these people as their families and their towns did," Harrigan, publisher of the News and Sentinel, wrote in an editorial that night. "And God help us all deal with what has happened, and remember those fine and cherished faces, and their smiles." But it is also the story of a small world of heroes. Drega, at every turn in his rampage, encountered ordinary people--and even a dog--who tried to stop him and save lives. As the sound of gunfire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A TIME BOMB EXPLODES | 9/1/1997 | See Source »

...hiss, a strategic alliance indeed. Is Jobs crazy? "Madman at the wheel, eh?" he said, laughing, as he walked off the stage in Boston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STEVE'S JOB: RESTART APPLE | 8/18/1997 | See Source »

...obviously forty-something woman. "Do you know that if you were a dog, you would be two?" The woman let out a nervous peal of laughter, uncertain whether the conversion from human to dog years was a blatant attempt to impress her or the tangential musings of a madman. At the sound of her voice, three well-groomed businessmen lifted their heads quizzically and ever so slightly from their periodicals, as if to offer assistance...

Author: By Abby Y. Fung, | Title: "T" -time Etiquette | 6/27/1997 | See Source »

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