Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.
- Theodor Reik
Love, Work, Basics, Neurosis
The repressed memory is like a noisy intruder being thrown out of the concert hall. You can throw him out, but he will bang on the door and continue to disturb the concert. The analyst opens the door and says, If you promise to behave yourself, you can come back in.
- Theodor Reik
Memory, Door, Concert, Noisy
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
Other, Lover, Imagine, Worship
Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.
- Theodor Reik
Love, World, Piece, Love Is
We are all in a race for dear life: that is to say, we are fugitives from death.
- Theodor Reik
Death, Say, Race, Dear
The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love.
- Theodor Reik
Love, Never, Himself, Fool
Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish.
- Theodor Reik
Loved, Want, General, Accomplish
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
Will, Might, Considered, Civilization
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