He who says without pretence that he despairs is, after all, a little nearer, a dialectical step nearer being cured than all those who are not regarded and who do not regard themselves as being in despair. (p. 56)

When whatever causes person to despair occurs, it is immediately evident that he has been in despair his whole life. (p. 54)

What feelings, understanding and will a person has depends in the last resort upon what imagination he has - how he represents himself to himself, that is, upo…

A person in despair wants despairingly to be himself. But surely if he wants despairingly to be himself, he cannot want to be rid of himself. Yes, or so it see…