“A degree of narcissism is necessary, I suppose, to look in the pool to see your reflection. (Bono)”

“I feel a hunger now- a real hunger-for letting the pool still itself & seeing the reflections.”

“What is necessary, he explains, is an understanding that the youth are not the Other. It is being able to see your humanity reflected in them.”

“I no longer see Descartes' statement as arbitrary. It is representative of our culture's narcissism. This narcissism leads to a disturbing disrespect for direct experience and a negation of the body.”

“When I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.”

“You will feel your own reflection sliding along the eyes of those who look at you. You are no longer insulated; but I suppose you must touch life in order to spring from it.”