Anthony Storr Quotes (6 Quotes)

Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just as irrational but which are shared by millions are called world religions. i. e. When a man suffers from delusions he is described as mad but when a million do so they belong to a world religion.

A happy marriage perhaps represents the ideal of human relationship -- a setting in which each partner, while acknowledging the need of the other, feels free to be what he or she by nature is a relationship in which instinct as well as intellect can find expression in which giving and taking are equal in which each accepts the other, and I confronts Thou.

With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species.

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.

The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen a lot of damage done by tea and sympathy.

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.