With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species.
Anthony StorrThe creative person is constantly seeking to discover himself, to remodel his own identity, and to find meaning in what he creates.
Anthony StorrIf we did not look to marriage as the principal source of happiness, fewer marriages would end in tears.
Anthony StorrIt is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is also true that, in some instances, trauma, in the shape of early separation or bereavement, has steered the potentially creative person toward developing aspects of his personality which can find fulfillment in comparative isolation. But this does not mean that solitary, creative pursuits are themselves pathological.
Anthony Storr