Any given man sees only a tiny portion of the total truth, and very often, in fact almost … perpetually, he… — Philip K. Dick
Any given man sees only a tiny portion of the total truth, and very often, in fact almost … perpetually, he deliberately deceives himself about that precious little fragment as well. A portion of him turns against him and acts like another person, defeating him from inside. A man inside a man. Which is no man at all.
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