Theodor Reik

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality. ↗

— Theodor Reik

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In our civilization, men are afraid that they will not be men enough and women are afraid that they might be considered only women. ↗

— Theodor Reik

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Nothing said to us, nothing we can learn from others, reaches us so deep as that which we find in ourselves. ↗

— Theodor Reik

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The lover is a monotheist who knows that other people worship different gods but cannot himself imagine that there could be other gods. ↗

— Theodor Reik

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The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love. ↗

— Theodor Reik

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We are all in a race for dear life: that is to say, we are fugitives from death. ↗

— Theodor Reik

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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ↗

— Theodor Reik

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Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis. ↗

— Theodor Reik

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