A thick stick in one's hand makes people respectful.
[Neurotics are] torn by inner conflicts. . . Every neurotic. . . is at war with himself.
No one … can entirely step out of his time, that despite his keenness of vision his thinking is in many ways bound to be influenced by the mentality of his time
There is no such thing as a normal psychology that holds for all people.
the idea of a finished human product not only appears presumptuous but even, in my opinion, lacks any strong appeal. Life is struggle and striving, development and growth - and analysis is one of the means that can help in this process. Certainly its positive accomplishments are important, but also the striving itself is of intrinsic value.
It would not be going too far to assert that. . . conflict confronts every woman who ventures upon a career of her own and who is. . . unwilling to pay for her daring with the renunciation of her femininity.
Is not the tremendous strength in men of the impulse to creative work in every field precisely due to their feeling of playing a relatively small part in the creation of living beings, which constantly impels them to an overcompensation in achievement?
We're going to miss Damon. He was a great shooter. . . . He got what he wanted, but he gave up a lot. No more night life, no more warm weather and no more a lot of media attention. . . . I guess this was his first shot at getting something big. I guess he had to take it.
I guess I always knew there was something wrong with me, but I thought it was because of my father, or my mother, and the pain they bequeathed to me like a family heirloom, handed down from generation to generation. - Tobias Eaton
I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted.
Autumn is full of leave-taking.