Biography

As a young boy, there was a brief period when I thought I was a tiger. I felt fleet, powerful, at the centre of things. Then it passed and I drifted into error.

The appearance of a self

Most men misunderstand themselves. They think they are what they appear to be.

Face in the mirror

We are not what we identify with. I identify with what I see in the mirror, but the image isn’t me. Narcissus failed to make this distinction.