“Animula vagula blandula, each one of us, little wandering souls seeking a share of happiness and always disappointed, as we go from dawn to dawn, our hearts torn, brave and pathetic, desperately trying to behave with the dignity required by our human condition.” SoulIdentityHuman ConditionJaqueline HarpmanOrlanda Book:Orlanda Source: Orlanda
“The things I have never told anyone absolutely define me and isolate me, the things that I alone know about myself guarantee my boundaries. Here, this is me, there, is everybody else, the people who do not know the things I have never confessed.” IdentityBoundariesJaqueline HarpmanOrlanda Book:Orlanda Source: Orlanda
“It was I who drank the chocolate that had been made for my little cousin, broke the jug, finished off the jar [...] I wanted to create a barrier between myself and others, define my territory, say here, in this place, the only place in the world where it is known with absolute certainty who drank the chocolate. Here, is me.” IdentityBoundariesSecretsJaqueline HarpmanOrlanda Book:Orlanda Source: Orlanda
“Our century abounds in intense, lengthy discussions on the question of identity, a name and surname are not enough. The debate reaches such remarkable levels of subtlety that it is sometimes difficult to follow. When we say I, who do we mean? If someone else can say that he is me, where is me, here or there? Each of us is absolutely convinced that we are ourselves, and we rely on that assurance for our stability.” IdentityExistentialismJaqueline HarpmanOrlanda Book:Orlanda Source: Orlanda
“Orlanda contained everything her mother had disapproved of when she was twelve. Today, she is her own judge. On leaving, Orlanda had taken away the terrible You're such a tomboy! which had torn her and which he had made his identity.” IdentityLgbtqiaAndrogynyJaqueline HarpmanOrlanda Book:Orlanda Source: Orlanda