Love and Lust: On the Psychoanalysis of...
A source page for quotes linked to Theodor Reik.
“The secret of human happiness is not in self-seeking but in self-forgetting.”
“It is always possible to approach a goal by a detour.”
“Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.”
“In order to be happy oneself it is necessary to make at least one other person happy.”
“Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.”
“No person loving or admiring himself is alone.”
“Women see through each other, but they rarely look into themselves.”
“The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love.”
“We are all in a race for dear life: that is to say, we are fugitives from death.”
“Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish.”
“There is need of variety in sex, but not in love.”