If I Couldn't Be Pretty, I Decided

Through The Eclipse Of Large Areas Of The Self, By Repression And Inhibition As Well As By Idealization And Externalization, The Individual Loses Sight Of Himself; He Feels, If He Does Not Actually Become, Like A Shadow Without Weight And Substance.

To Experience Conflicts Knowingly, Though It May Be Distressing, Can Be An Invaluable Asset. The More We Face Our Own Conflicts And Seek Out Our Own Solutions, The More Inner Freedom And Strength We Will Gain. Only When We Are Willing To Bear The Brunt Can We Approximate The Ideal Of Being The Captain Of Our Ship. Spurious Tranquillity Rooted In Inner Dullness Is Anything But Enviable. It Is Bound To Make Us Weak And An Easy Prey To Any Kind Of Influence.

Because It Corresponds To A Vital Need, Love Is Overvalued In Our Culture. It Becomes A Phantom - Like Success - Carrying With It The Illusion That It Is A Solution For All Problems.

The View That Women Are Infantile And Emotional Creatures, And As Such, Incapable Of Responsibility And Independence Is The Work Of The Masculine Tendency To Lower Women's Self-respect.

A Normal Human Being ... Does Not Exist.