Dato
26 august 1898

Sigmund Freud skriver til sin venn Wilhelm Fliess i Berlin om hvor viktig det har vært  for ham å elske ham i de årene siden 1887,hvor de to har kjent hverandre (her gjengitt i engelsk oversettelse -- originalen er på tysk):

"Yesterday, from Chiavena, came the happy news of the unlocking of the mysteries of the universe and of life, of intellectual success more beautiful than one could dream of. Whether the road to the goal is short or long your intention to call mathematics to your aid would point to the latter.

I can sense that the road is open to you; and I rejoice once again that eleven years ago [24 Nov 87?] I already realized that it was necessary for me to love you in order to enrich my life."

Sted
Korrekturlest?
Nei
Kilde

Freud, S., et al. (1985). The complete letters of Sigmund Freud to Wilhelm Fliess : 1887-1904. Cambridge, Mass, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Utdrag gjengitt her:

http://ww3.haverford.edu/psychology/ddavis/ffliess.html