“To tell the truth about oneself, to discover oneself near at hand, is not easy.”
“I believe one has to escape oneself to discover oneself.”
“Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.”
“What is hard work? It takes strength, energy, and stress to truly care about others enough to place oneself last, but it is easy to wrap oneself up and selfishly scramble on the heads of others.”
“For it is just as sinful from the standpoint of nature and of truth to be above oneself as to be below oneself.”
“When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.”