There is an intellectual function in us which demands unity, connection and intelligibility from any material, whether of perception or thought, that comes within its grasp; and if, as a result of special circumstances, it is unable to establish a true connection, it does not hesitate to fabricate a false one.

Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious.

Christmas is the alcoholidays

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choice of a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious, from somewhere within ourselves. In the important decisions of personal life, we should be governed, I think, by the deep inner needs of our nature.

The wish to be able to fly is to be understood as nothing else than a longing to be capable of sexual performance.

We are so constituted that we can gain intense pleasure only from the contrast, and only very little from the condition itself.

A woman should soften but not weaken a man.