‘It is impossible to see the angel unless you first have a notion of it.’ – James Hillman

‘You don’t attack the grunts of Vietnam; you blame the theory behind the war. Nobody who fought in that war was at fault. It was the war itself that was at fault. It’s the same thing with psychotherapy.’ – James Hillman

‘We forget that the soul has its own ancestors.’ – James Hillman

‘Just stop for a minute and you’ll realize you’re happy just being. I think it’s the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it’s right here.’ – James Hillman

‘If you are still being hurt by an event that happened to you at twelve, it is the thought that is hurting you now.’ – James Hillman

‘You don’t know what you’re going to get into when you follow your bliss.’ – James Hillman

‘Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path… this is what I must do, this is what I’ve got to have. This is who I am.’ – James Hillman

‘I see happiness as a by-product. I don’t think you can pursue happiness. I think that phrase is one of the very few mistakes the Founding Fathers made.’ – James Hillman

‘We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask, What’s wrong with him, how much will it cost, and when can I pick him up?’ – James Hillman

‘We can’t change anything until we get some fresh ideas, until we begin to see things differently.’ – James Hillman