It is the individual's task to differentiate himself from all the others and stand on his own feet. All collective identities . . . interfere with the fulfillment of this task. Such collective identities are crutches for the lame, shields for the timid, beds for the lazy, nurseries for the irresponsible. . . .

Our psyche is set up in accord with the structure of the universe, and what happens in the macrocosm likewise happens in the infinitesimal and most subjective reaches of the psyche

Neurosis is an inner cleavage-the state of being at war with oneself.

The capacity for inner dialogue is a touchstone for outer objectivity.

The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.