ERIC BERNE QUOTES II

Canadian-born psychiatrist (1910-1970)

Pastimes and games are substitutes for the real living of real intimacy.

ERIC BERNE

Games People Play


One of the most important things in life is to understand reality and to keep changing our images to correspond to it, for it is our images which determine our actions and feelings, and the more accurate they are the easier it will be for us to attain happiness and stay happy in an ever-changing world.

ERIC BERNE

The Mind in Action


The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.

ERIC BERNE

Games People Play


Everyone carries his parents around inside of him.

ERIC BERNE

Games People Play