I wondered, as I wondered so often when I was that age, who I was, and…

Neil Gaiman
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I wondered, as I wondered so often when I was that age, who I was, and what exactly was looking at the face in the mirror. If the face I was looking at wasn't me, and I knew it wasn't, because I would still be me whatever happened to my face, then what was me? And what was watching? ✨ Neil Gaiman (2013). The Ocean at the End of the Lane, p.52, Hachette UK
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