“I was in analysis for many years, and one of the things analysis does is open up forbidden territories. It opens up those unconscious, instinctual urges that you then have to deal with. I'm like a Frankenstein of analysis. I'm able to go back and forth between the world I've created inside of myself and the real world, which is something I think a lot of people who write and paint and make art do.” PeopleThinkingWorldWritingArtRealPaintUnconsciousReal WorldForbidden Author:Francis Levy
“I think men are still very loath to talk about their sexuality. Yet, I am so ashamed about my imperfection as a human being that I tell everything.” ThinkingMenSexualityAshamedImperfection Author:Francis Levy
“I am not for any form of repression, but I sometimes think the desire for liberation masks the desire for oblivion. It's very hard to tell the difference sometimes.” ThinkingSometimesDesireLiberationMaskOblivion Author:Francis Levy
“Can we come to the point where we can accept the impossible strivings that we have, the utter inability to ever fulfill our narcissistic megalomania, and then go on to live our lives and accept our disturbing thoughts? We need to accept our vulnerabilities and have love for our imperfections. If you can want what you have, I think you're on your way.” ThinkingAcceptingImpossibleStriveVulnerabilityImperfectionNarcissisticMegalomania Author:Francis Levy