“Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.”
“I would judge the sanest man to be him who most firmly realizes the tragic isolation of humanity and pursues his essential purposes calmly. I suppose I feel about it this way because I have a delusion of grandeur. I believe myself to be Joe Gould.”
“It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.”
“Oh. Good. The idea that you might only cripple the guy makes me feel a fuck of a lot better about leaving you here.”
“After all, delusions of grandeur are the most entertaining of toys.”
“Guys as a gender have one giant collective delusion of grandeur.”