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
If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I? – Erich Fromm
We all dream we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake. – Erich Fromm
Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality. – Erich Fromm
Positive, healthy, loving relationships in your twenties… I dont know if anyone would disagree with it: I think theyre the exception, not the norm. People are either playing house really aggressively because theyre scared of what an uncertain time it is, or theyre avoiding commitment altogether. – Lena Dunham