Rollo May Quotes


The striking thing about love and will in our day is that, whereas in the past they were always held up to us as the answer to life's predicaments, they have now themselves become the problem.


Citations

May, Rollo. Love and Will. W. W. Norton & Company, 1969, p. 11.

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Rollo May
Rollo May
  • Born: April 21, 1909
  • Died: October 22, 1994
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Psychologist, Author

Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, and alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work.