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Creativity is neither the product of neurosis nor simple talent, but an intense courageous encounter with the Gods.

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The hallmark of courage in our age of conformity is the capacity to stand on one’s own convictions – not obstinately or defiantly
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The amazing thing about love is that it is the best way to get to know ourselves.
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Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.
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In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.
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To believe fully and at the same moment to have doubts is not at all a contradiction: it presupposes a greater respect for truth, an awareness that truth always goes beyond anything that can be said or done at any given moment.
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It is an old and ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way; and we grasp more fiercely at research, statistics, and technical aids in sex when we have lost the values and meaning of love.
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A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.
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When we are dealing with human beings, no truth has reality by itself; it is always dependent upon the reality of the immediate relationship.
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I learned that healing and cure are active processes in which I myself needed to participate.
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Love is generally confused with dependence; but in point of fact, you can love only in proportion to your capacity for independence.
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Creativity is neither the product of neurosis nor simple talent, but an intense courageous encounter with the Gods.
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Depression is the inability to construct a future.
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Courage is necessary to make being and becoming possible.
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All our feelings, like the artist’s paints and brush, are ways of communicating and sharing something meaningful from us to the world.
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The creative act arises out of the struggle of human beings with and against that which limits them.
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The mature person becomes able to differentiate feelings into as many nuances, strong and passionate experiences, or delicate and sensitive ones, as in the different passages of music in a symphony. Unfortunately, many of us have feelings limited like notes in a bugle call.
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