There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Hamlet

Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism. Memories, Dreams, Reflections

I know that many people won’t believe that a child not yet eleven is capable of such feelings. It is not to those people that I am telling my story. I’m telling it to those who have greater knowledge of humanity. An adult who has learned how to transform part of his emotions into thought processes notices that such thoughts aren’t present in a child, and then concludes that the experiences aren’t present, either. But only seldom in my life have I had such deep and painful experiences as I had then. Demian

Dreams are symbolic in order that they cannot be understood; in order that the wish, which is the source of the dream, may remain unknown. Psychology of the Unconscious