Intimacy Quote by Eric Berne Download Open image ““Pastimes and games are substitutes for the real living of real intimacy.”” — Eric Berne ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Intimacy Life Living Real Pastimes Pastimes Games Real Intimacy Romance
“The romantic interplay that we were having wasn't the real game--it was a modified version of the game. It was a version invented for… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
“Beware of relationships that substitute intensity for emotional intimacy.” — Adelyn Birch Copy Share Image
“The rhythms of the game complemented the lifestyle he preferred.” — Nicholas Dawidoff Copy Share Image
“the time of the actual enjoyment is short and swift, and made much shorter through their own fault. For they dash from one pleasure… — Seneca Copy Share Image
“When we are willing to explore our own experiences, we open the doorway to deeper connection and intimacy.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Intimacy is about growing more than you could by yourself, through the art of mutual gifting.” — David Deida Copy Share Image
“We don’t need occasions to enjoy…. We can steal moments of enjoyment even when we are posed with extreme challenges on life…..” — Arun Prabhu- aradhya Copy Share Image
“For me it's connection-the pleasure of an expansive, long-ranging dinner conversation with people who do all sorts of things and being able to come… — Richard Powers Copy Share Image
A healthy person goes 'Yes,' 'No,' and 'Whoopee!' An unhealthy person goes 'Yes, but,' 'No, but,' and 'No whoopee. — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
A winner fulfills his contract with the world and with himself. That is, he sets out to do something, says that he is committed… — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
Every man must, in a measure, be alone in the world. No heart was ever cast in the same mould as that which we… — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
Each person decides in early childhood how he will live and how he will die... His trivial behavior may be decided by reason, but… — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
The destiny of every human being is decided by what goes on inside his skull when confronted by what goes on outside his skull. — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
“Beautiful friendships” are often based on the fact that the players complement each other with great economy and satisfaction, so that there is a… — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
A loser doesn't know what he'll do if he loses, but talks about what he'll do if he wins, and a winner doesn't talk… — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
“The essential and similar feature of both procedures and rituals is that they are stereotyped. Once the first transaction has been initiated, the whole… — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
Each person designs his own life, freedom gives him the power to carry out his own designs, and power gives the freedom to interfere… — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
The eternal problem of the human being is how to structure his waking hours — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
“It's morning now, and I miss the soft rasp of her voice already. Ugh. I'm in trouble, aren't I?” — Pat Shand Copy Share Image
Intimacy requires an ability to both merge and be separate, to come together and be apart, like oscillating on a giant swing from oneness… — Charlotte Sophia Kasl Copy Share Image
When you write something by hand, there's a sort of intimacy that is just intrinsic to that act. You don't get to delete something… — Jenny Han Copy Share Image
Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable? — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“You thought I was answering "As you wish" but that's only because you were hearing wrong. "I love you" was what it was, but… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
I want to engage people in an honest, enlightened, and provocative conversation about the nature of erotic desire and the intricacies of intimacy and… — Esther Perel Copy Share Image
Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence — Deborah Tannen Copy Share Image
Physical love is total intimacy. It is the sign that the lovers have nothing to refuse each other, that they belong wholly to each… — Jacques Leclercq Copy Share Image
