At bottom God is nothing more than an exalted father.

The sexual wishes in regard to the mother become more intense and the father is perceived as an obstacle to the; this gives rise to the Oedipus complex.

So in every individual the two trends, one towards personal happiness and the other unity with the rest of humanity, must contend with each other.

Crystals reveal their hidden structures only when broken.

The dream acts as a safety-valve for the over-burdened brain.

I consider it a good rule for letter-writing to leave unmentioned what the recipient already knows, and instead tell him something new.

The paranoid is never entirely mistaken.