No one can separate themselves from one's social group and remain healthy, because the very structure of personality is dependent on the community.

Creativity is the result of a struggle between vitality and form. As anyone who has tried to write a sonnet or scan poetry, is aware, the form ideally do not take away from the creativity but may add to it.

It is highly significant and indeed almost a rule, that moral courage has its source in such identification through one's own sensitivity with suffering of one's fellow human beings." (p. 16-17)

People only change when it becomes too dangerous to stay the way they are.

The turtle only makes progress when it's neck is stuck out.

Creativity is neither the product of neurosis nor simple talent, but an intense courageous encounter with the Gods.

Anxiety is an even better teacher than reality, for one can temporarily evade reality by avoiding the distasteful situation; but anxiety is a source of education always present because one carries it within.