“The dream is a series of images, which are apparently contradictory and nonsensical, but arise in reality from psychologic material which yields a clear meaning.” DreamRealityClearMaterialsSeriesAriseYieldContradictoryNonsensical Book:Psychology of the Unconscious Source: Psychology of the Unconscious
“Jokes often arise involuntarily, like dreams, and tend to be swiftly forgotten. From these similarities Freud inferred that jokes and dreams share a common origin in the unconscious. Both are essentially means of outwitting our inner 'censor'.” MeanDreamCommonShareHumourJokesForgottenAriseUnconsciousSimilarityOutwitting Book:Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes Source: Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes
“The truth is that trout fishermen scheme and lie and toss in their sleep. They dream of great dripping trout, shapely and elusive as mermaids, and arise cranky and haggard from their fantasies. They are moody and neglectful and all of them a little daft. Moreover they are inclined to drink too much.” LittlesDreamLyingSleepFantasyToo MuchSeaDrinkTruth IsRiversFishesAriseBoatLakesFishingSchemesElusiveFishermanTossMermaidTroutDrippingMoodyCrankyDaftHaggard Author:John D. Voelker
“That which is seen and that which is touched are of a dream-like and illusion-like nature. Because feeling arises together with the mind, it is not [ultimately] perceived.” MindFeelingsDreamTogetherIllusionAriseTouched Author:Shantideva