There is no good reason why we should not develop and change until the last day we live.

Life as a therapist is ruthless; circumstances that are helpful to one neurotic may crush another.

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.

To experience conflicts knowingly, though it may be distressing, can be an invaluable asset. The more we face our own conflicts and seek out our own solutions, the more inner freedom and strength we will gain. Only when we are willing to bear the brunt can we approximate the ideal of being the captain of our ship. Spurious tranquillity rooted in inner dullness is anything but enviable. It is bound to make us weak and an easy prey to any kind of influence.

The conception of what is normal varies not only with the culture but also within the same culture, in the course of time.

Rationalization may be defined as self-deception by reasoning.

The perfect normal person is rare in our civilization.