It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also those most likely to destroy him.

With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species.

It is widely believed that interpersonal relationships of an intimate kind are the chief, if not the only, source of human happiness, yet the lives of creative individuals often seem to run counter to this assumption.

The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen a lot of damage done by tea and sympathy.

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.

All the world loves a lover, and a lover loves all the world.

It's not psychopathology that counts. It's what you do with it.