The need to express oneself in writing springs from a maladjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or th...e grown man) cannot resolve in action. Those to whom action comes as easily as breathing rarely feel the need to break loose from the real, to rise above, and describe it.... I do not mean that it is enough to be maladjusted to become a great writer, but writing is, for some, a method of resolving a conflict, provided they have the necessary talent.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
As our disorderly, competitive technological society is piling up its victims and constantly developing new problems of maladjustm...ent, we must use our scientific knowledge to determine the cause and prevention of suffering rather than putting all our emphasis on its alleviation ...LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »