The repressed memory is like a noisy intruder being thrown out of the concert hall. You can throw him out, but he will bang on the door and continue to disturb the concert. The analyst opens the door and says,…

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Nothing said to us, nothing we can learn from others, reaches us so deep as...

Nothing said to us, nothing we can learn from others, reaches us so deep as...

We are all in a race for dear life: that is to say, we are...

We are all in a race for dear life: that is to say, we are...

The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be...

The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be...

Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what...

Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what...

He [Freud] often said three things were impossible to fulfill completely; healing, education, governing. He...

He [Freud] often said three things were impossible to fulfill completely; healing, education, governing. He...

Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.

Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.

The lover is a monotheist who knows that other people worship different gods but cannot...

The lover is a monotheist who knows that other people worship different gods but cannot...

In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be men enough and women...

In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be men enough and women...

In courtship a man pursues a woman until she catches him.

In courtship a man pursues a woman until she catches him.

I realize that homosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is - but then,...

I realize that homosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is - but then,...

Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at...

Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at...

Personally, I think if a women hasn't met the right man by the time she's...

Personally, I think if a women hasn't met the right man by the time she's...

For where is any author in the world, Teaches such beauty as a woman's eye?...

For where is any author in the world, Teaches such beauty as a woman's eye?...

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple, With a red hat which...

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple, With a red hat which...

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous...

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous...

Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.

Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.

My wife is going to kill me. But you look like my wife, so that's...

My wife is going to kill me. But you look like my wife, so that's...

The older woman's love is not love of herself, nor of herself mirrored in a...

The older woman's love is not love of herself, nor of herself mirrored in a...

Male superiority in former days was easily demonstrated, because if a woman questioned her husband's...

Male superiority in former days was easily demonstrated, because if a woman questioned her husband's...