To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime. – Erich Fromm
The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity. – Erich Fromm
Love is often nothing but a favorable exchange between two people who get the most of what they can expect, considering their value on the personality market. – Erich Fromm
Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world. – Erich Fromm
My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. Theres no way I can control him. I wouldnt stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss. – Barbara Corcoran