Know yourself and go in swinging.
How cruel my suffering is,—no one is more talkative than I am!
Eroticism differs from animal sexuality in that human sexuality is limited by taboos and the domain of eroticism is that of the transgression of these taboos. Desire in eroticism is the desire that triumphs over the taboo. It presupposes man in conflict with himself.
I don't want your love unless you know i am repulsive,and love me even as you know it.
A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism.
I enjoyed the innocence of unhappiness and of helplessness; could I blame myself for a sin which attracted me, which flooded me with pleasure precisely to the extent it brought me to despair?
The need to go astray, to be destroyed, is an extremely private, distant, passionate, turbulent truth.
You don’t always win, but every time you lose, you get better.
The fields of clinical psychology and psychiatry exist specifically to help the emotionally unstable become more stable and lead happier, healthier lives. Unlike in the eras of Vincent Van Gogh and Abraham Lincoln, there is now professional help available for those who suffer from emotional illness. Treatment may require therapy or even medication, but hope is now available every single day in practically every city in the civilized world.
Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?
Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.