"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes."

"The unconscious is the true psychical reality; in its innermost nature it is as much unknown to us as the reality of the external world."

"The ego is not master in its own house."

"Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity."

"What is common in all these situations is the use of the unconscious as a means of communication."