"The self is not only the center but also the whole circumference which embraces both conscious and unconscious; it is the center of this totality, just as the ego is the center of consciousness."

"There's no coming to consciousness without pain."

"My life is a story of the self-realization of the unconscious. Everything in it can be seen in the light of an individuation process."

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."

"Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible."