But there were too many points at which the other self could invade the self he wanted to preserve, and there were too many forms of invasion: certain words, sounds, lights, actions his hands or feet performed, and if he did nothing at all, heard and saw nothing, the shouting of some triumphant inner voice that shocked him and cowed him. Patricia Highsmith
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I will not allow myself to be taken over by the other self. If I do, I will not be me anymore. I won’t be able to think for myself anymore. The other self has too many points of invasion which can make me act against my own best interest. I am not strong enough to fight the other self and I will not allow it to control me.

Source: Strangers On A Train

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