The effect of the consolations of religion may be compared to that of a narcotic.
This transmissibility of taboo is a reflection of the tendency, on which we have already remarked, for the unconscious instinct in the neurosis to shift constantly along associative paths on to new objects.
The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.
We are never so defensless against suffering as when we love.
Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious.
Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.