It would not be going too far to assert that ... conflict confronts every woman who ventures upon a career of her own and who is ... unwilling to pay for her daring with the renunciation of her femininity.

Like all sciences and all valuations, the psychology of women has hitherto been considered only from the point of view of men.

If I couldn't be pretty, I decided I would be smart.

The view that women are infantile and emotional creatures, and as such, incapable of responsibility and independence is the work of the masculine tendency to lower women's self-respect.

If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride

Because it corresponds to a vital need, love is overvalued in our culture. It becomes a phantom - like success - carrying with it the illusion that it is a solution for all problems.

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.