How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Like Oedipus, we live in ignorance of these wishes, repugnant to morality, which have been forced upon us by Nature, and after their revelation we may all of us well seek to close our eyes to the scenes of our childhood. (5.5.46)
According to Freud, the shocking idea that we might have once wished to kill our father in order to take his place in our mother's affections is so repulsive that it must be repressed, which is why most people would never begin to suspect such a thing about themselves.