I think my quarry is illusion. I war against magic. I believe that, though illusion often cheers and comforts, it ultimately and invariably weakens and constricts the spirit.

When people don't have any curiosity about themselves, that is always a bad sign.

If we climb high enough, we will reach a height from which tragedy ceases to look tragic.

Death anxiety is the mother of all religions, which, in one way or another, attempt to temper the anguish of our finitude.

Life as a therapist is a life of service in which we daily transcend our personal wishes and turn our gaze toward the needs and growth of the other. We take pleasure not only in the growth of our patient but also in the ripple effect—the salutary influence our patients have upon those whom they touch in life.

I dream of a love that is more than two people craving to possess one another.

... sooner or later she had to give up the hope for a better past.