Through the eclipse of large areas of the self, by repression and inhibition as well as by idealization and externalization, the individual loses sight of himself; he feels, if he does not actually become, like a shadow without weight and substance. Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis
“The critics suppose that it is easy to write a play." Seagull
For what is there more hideous than avarice, more brutal than lust, more contemptible than cowardice, more base than stupidity and folly? On The Laws
"He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections." Metamorphosis and Other Stories
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