The artist's life cannot be otherwise than full of conflicts, for two forces are at war within him—on the one hand the common human longing for happiness, satisfaction and security in life, and on the other a ruthless passion for creation which may go so far as to override every personal desire.
 Carl Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul (1933). copy citation

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Author Carl Jung
Source Modern Man in Search of a Soul
Topic satisfaction creation
Date 1933
Language English
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Note Translated by W. S. Dell and Cary F. Baynes
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