The pride in intellect, or rather in the supremacy of the mind, is not restricted to those engaged in intellectual pursuits but is a regular occurrence in all neurosis.

If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride

The fact that compulsive drives for success will arise only in a competitive culture does not make them any less neurotic.

The tenacity with which the neurotic adheres to any attitude is a sure indication that the attitude fulfills functions which seem indispensable in the framework of his neurosis.

Whether we forget something we are not proud of, or embellish it, or blame somebody else, we want to save face by not owning up to shortcomings.

Pride in many diverse ways is the enemy of love.

For the analyst it is a source of never-ending astonishment how comparatively well a person can function with the core of himself not participating.

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.

There’s no such thing as writer’s block, so long as you’ve had plenty of time to think about what you want to write.

Everything made sense in a book...Too bad her life wasn’t fiction.

Socialism has been preached for so long the British people no longer have any sense of personal responsibility.

I'm not someone who usually sends out threats. I warn only once. The day they touch one of my men, the rule of law is over.

Make ones center of life inside ones self, not selfishly or excludingly, but with a kind of unassailable serenity.

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a portion of the rainbow I have clutched.

I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.

Our emotions are not transformed by trying harder, but by seeing more clearly.

Every book for me is a chapter in the long book which will finally be closed on the day of my death.