All people are struggling to be creative in some way, and the artist is the one who has succeeded in this task of life.

The word courage comes from the same stem as the French word Coeur, meaning "heart." Thus just as one's heart, by pumping blood to one's arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function, so courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values wither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.

Beauty is the experience that gives us a sense of joy and a sense of peace simultaneously.

A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.

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

It is amazing how many hints and guides and intuitions for living come to the sensitive person who has ears to hear what his body is saying.

Creativity is the encounter of the intensively conscious human being with his world.