Quotes by : Bruno Bettelheim

Even Aristotle, master of pure reason, said: 'The friend of wisdom is also a friend of myth.

The unrealistic nature of these tales (which narrowminded rationalists object to) is an important device,....

Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science.

The myth of Oedipus . . . arouses powerful intellectual and emotional reactions in the adult-so much....

The ability to read becomes devalued when what one has learned to read adds nothing of importance to....

But had Minkowski and Einstein not recognized it long before us, our schizophrenic children would have....

Since there are thousands of fairy tales, one may safely guess that there are probably equal numbers....

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority,....

The last if not the greatest of the human freedoms: to choose their own attitude in any given circumstance.....