The Conception Of What Is

Let Me Say To Begin With: It Is Not Neurotic To Have Conflict ... Conflicts Within Ourselves Are An Integral Part Of Human Life.

Like All Sciences And All Valuations, The Psychology Of Women Has Hitherto Been Considered Only From The Point Of View Of Men.

Because It Corresponds To A Vital Need, Love Is Overvalued In Our Culture. It Becomes A Phantom - Like Success - Carrying With It The Illusion That It Is A Solution For All Problems.

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.

Miracles Occur In Psychoanalysis As Seldom As Anywhere Else.