Rollo May

A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.

Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men. ... One person with indigenous inner strength exercises a great calming effect on panic among people around him. This is what our society needs - not new ideas and inventions; important as these are, and not geniuses and supermen, but persons who can be, that is, persons who have a center of strength within themselves.

In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.

Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don't find themselves at all.