A creative person has little power over his own life. He is not free. He is captive and driven by his daimon.
Carl JungLoneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.
Carl JungBut the meaning of life is not . . . explained by one's business life, nor is the deep desire of the human heart answered by a bank account.
Carl JungI had to make a confession of faith in stone. That was the beginning of the tower, the house I built for myself at Bollingen.
Carl JungObservance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect it. It may help us to escape all criticism, we may even be able to deceive ourselves in the belief of our obvious righteousness. But deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, 'There is something not right,' no matter how much his rightness is supported by public opinion or by the moral code.
Carl Jung