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‘I imagine all I say to be true’
Não sou nada.
Nunca serei nada.
Não posso querer ser nada.
À parte isso tenho em mim todos os sonhos do mundo.
Álvaro de Campos
The title of this book comes from a sentence of Conrad’s quoted by Hanna Segal in her inspiring paper on his work; I think of it as a symbol of my gratitude to her.
I first knocked at the door of 63 New Cavendish Street in September 1969. I knew psychoanalysis would always be the most interesting subject in the world; but I couldn’t have imagined that the Institute would become so central and so meaningful in my life. I’m grateful for the continuous learning experience there, but, most of all, I’m grateful to my friends and colleagues for their warmth and support.
It would be impossible to overestimate the importance of Betty Joseph and the members of her Workshop in the development of my work. Many years of lively, challenging and inspiring clinical discussions have been crucial to my becoming the psychoanalyst I am.
Conversations with A. S. Byatt over the years have greatly contributed to my enjoyment and my knowledge of literature. The writing of this book would have been a much harder task without the friendship of Paulo Sergio Lima Silva and of Monica Steuerman.