20 Quotes by John Bowlby

young children, who for whatever reason are deprived of the continuous care and attention of a mother or a substitute-mother, are not only temporarily disturbed by such deprivation, but may in some cases suffer long-term effects which persistBowlby, J., Ainsworth, M., Boston, M., and Rosenbluth, D. (1956). The effects of mother-child separation: A follow-up study. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 29, 211-249.

for to have a deep attachment for a person (or a place or thing) is to have taken them as the terminating object of our instinctual responses."Separation anxiety. International Journal of Psycho-Analysts, XLI, 1-25 (1959(

It will happen but it will take time.

The stark nakedness and simplicity of the conflict with which humanity is oppressed - that of getting angry with and wishing to hurt the very person who is most loved.

It was regarded as almost outside the proper interest of an analyst to give systematic attention to a person's real experiences.

What cannot be communicated to the [m]other cannot be communicated to the self.

The human psyche, like human bones, is strongly inclined towards self-healing.

We’re only as needy as our unmet needs.

Life is best organized as a series of daring ventures from a secure base.