A dynamic struggle goes on within a person between what he or she consciously thinks on the one hand and, on the other, some insight, some perspective that is struggling to be born.
Rollo MayThere can be no stronger proof of the impoverishment of our contemporary culture than the popular - though profoundly mistaken - definition of myth as falsehood.
Rollo MayFinding the center of strenghth within ourselves is in the long run best contribution we can do to our fellow man
Rollo MayAll people are struggling to be creative in some way, and the artist is the one who has succeeded in this task of life.
Rollo MayWhat Kierkegaard said about love is also true of creativity: every person must start at the beginning.
Rollo MayIntimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable. We cannot know at the outset how the relationship will affect us. Like a chemical mixture, if one of us is changed, both of us will be. Will we grow in self-actualization, or will it destroy us? The one thing we can be certain of is that if we let ourselves fully into the relationship for good or evil, we will not come out unaffected.
Rollo May