Feeling real is more than existing; it is finding a way to exist as oneself... and to have a self into which to retreat for relaxation.

It is in playing, and perhaps only in playing, that the child is free to be creative.

What is a normal child like? Does he just eat and grow and smile sweetly? No, that is not what he is like. The normal child, if he has confidence in mother and father, pulls out all the stops. In the course of time, he tries out his power to disrupt, to destroy, to frighten, to wear down, to waste, to wangle, and to appropriate . . . At the start he absolutely needs to live in a circle of love and strength (with consequent tolerance) if he is not to be too fearful of his own thoughts and of his imaginings to make progress in his emotional development.

It's a poor thing to be sane!

Feeling real is more than existing; it is finding a way to exist as oneself... and to have a self into which to retreat for relaxation.

Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what has happened to you.

It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found.