In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be men enough and women are afraid that they might be considered only women.

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.

Romance fails us and so do friendships, but the relationship of parent and child, less noisy than all the others, remains indelible and indestructible, the strongest relationship on earth

The small share of happiness attainable by man exists only insofar as he is able to cease to think of himself.

The repressed memory is like a noisy intruder being thrown out of the concert hall. You can throw him out, but he will bang on the door and continue to disturb the concert. The analyst opens the door and says, If you promise to behave yourself, you can come back in.

Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish.

Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.