The ego is first and foremost a bodily ego; it is not merely a surface entity, but is itself the projection of a surface. If we wish to find an anatomical analogy for it we can best identify it with the 'cortical homunculus' of the anatomists, which stands on its head in the cortex, sticks up its heels, faces
Sigmund FreudThe most complicated achievements of thought are possible without the assistance of consciousness.
Sigmund FreudMen are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when they oppose it.
Sigmund Freud