How many of us really appreciate the childishness of the unconscious mind?
Don't ask why the patient is the way he is, ask for what he would change.
You can't learn to swim on a piano bench.
What is easiest to see is often overlooked.
Until you are willing to be confused about what you already know, what you know will never grow bigger, better, or more useful.
You use hypnosis not as a cure but as a means of establishing a favorable climate in which to learn.