There Is No Good Reason

The Most Comprehensive Formulation Of Therapeutic Goals Is The Striving For Wholeheartedness: To Be Without Pretense, To Be Emotionally Sincere, To Be Able To Put The Whole Of Oneself Into One's Feelings, One's Work, One's Beliefs.

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?

The Perfect Normal Person Is Rare In Our Civilization.

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.

If I Couldn't Be Pretty, I Decided I Would Be Smart.