The self divided is precisely where the self is authentically located. . . We all have identity crises because a single identity is a delusion of the monotheistic mind. . . Authenticity is in the illusion, playing it, seeing through it from within as we play it, like an actor who sees through his mask and can only see in this way.

Whether we like it or not, men have more of the offices, more of the higher jobs, more of the seats in Congress. Men need to re-examine what their power is. We need to understand how to use it.

I'm cautious about a lot of words

Food is so fundamental, more so than sexuality, aggression, or learning, that it is astounding to realize the neglect of food and eating in depth psychology.

I'm the result of upbringing, class, race, gender, social prejudices, and economics. So I'm a victim again. A result.

My goal is to create a therapy of ideas, to try to bring in new ideas so that we can see the same old problems differently.

It's the only way we can get out of being so human-centered: to remain attached to something other than humans.