Analysts keep having to pick away at the scab that the patient tries to form between himself and the analyst to cover over his wounds. The analyst keeps the surface raw, so that the wound will heal properly.

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If you scratch a great photograph, you find two things; a painting and a photograph.

If you scratch a great photograph, you find two things; a painting and a photograph.

Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the...

Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the...

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them...

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them...

Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, like a mermaid of the soil,...

Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, like a mermaid of the soil,...

A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying...

A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying...

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism...

Fidelity is seven-tenths of business success

Fidelity is seven-tenths of business success

Fidelity is a gift not a requirement.

Fidelity is a gift not a requirement.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own: in pain...

Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own: in pain...

Fidelity - a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

Fidelity - a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money

Fidelity that is bought with money may be overcome with money

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have...

One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

Infidelity is a choice made of our own free will.

Infidelity is a choice made of our own free will.