"It is the lot of humankind to be locked in constant conflict with instinctual nature while at the same time endeavouring to take account of the desires and conflicts of others. Thus, many people find solutions that do not require analysis. They use the conflicts of the past, creating healing dreams and actions, rewarding relationships, intense and lasting love, and sometimes sublime works of art that bring as much joy to the creator as to those who behold them. These people already know that, in spite of suffering, life is a creative and continuing adventure to all ages. On the other hand, those who have immobilised and muted many of the plots and players in their internal theatre, allowing them no action but to hammer on the walls of the mind, might learn to value the words of Sartre (1965, p.37): "If you want your characters to live, then liberate them!"
McDougall, J. (1986) Theatres of the Mind. Free Association Books Ltd., London. p.16
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