In the nineteenth century the problem was that God is dead. In the twentieth century the problem is that man is dead. – Erich Fromm
The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. – Erich Fromm
Immature love says: I love you because I need you. Mature love says I need you because I love you. – Erich Fromm
The kind of relatedness to the world may be noble or trivial, but even being related to the basest kind of pattern is immensely preferable to being alone. – Erich Fromm