One of the many interesting and surprising experiences of the beginner in child analysis is to find in even very young children a capacity for insight which is often far greater than that of adults.

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"Feelings of love and gratitude arise directly and spontaneously in the baby in response to the love and care of his mother."

- Melanie Klein

Love

"It is characteristic of the emotions of the very young infant that they are of an extreme and powerful nature."

- Melanie Klein

Awareness

"It is an essential part of the interpretive work that it should keep in step with fluctuations between love and hatred, between happiness and satisfaction on the one hand and persecutory anxiety and depression on the other."

- Melanie Klein

Balance

"God has put something noble and good into every heart his hand has created. So while living on earth we must always remember to learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow because time will only show what has mattered throughout our journey."

- Melanie Klein

Hope

"My psycho-analytic work has convinced me that when in the baby's mind the conflicts between love and hate arise, and the fears of losing the loved one become active, a very important step is made in development."

- Melanie Klein

Personal Growth

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"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."

- Albert Einstein

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"Vision is not what your eyes see, but an image that your brain comprehends."

- Touko Aozaki

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"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits."

- Albert Einstein

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"Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.’"

- Steven Wright

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"The shell of an oyster only hides the pearl inside."

- Jack

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