A piece of creative writing, like a day-dream, is a continuation of, and a substitute for, what was once the play of childhood.

The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life.

It sounds not only disagreeable but also paradoxical, yet it must nevertheless be said that anyone who is to be really free and happy in love must have surmounted his respect for women and have come to terms with the idea of incest with his mother or sister.

I no longer believe that William Shakespeare the actor from Stratford was the author of the works that have been ascribed to him.

A string of reproaches against other people leads one to suspect the existence of a string of self-reproaches with the same content.

A poor girl may have an illusion that a prince will come and fetch her home. It is possible, some such cases have occurred. That the Messiah will come and found a golden age is much less probable.

There is to my mind no doubt that the concept of beautiful had its roots in sexual excitation and that its original meaning was sexually stimulating.