“It's no accident that most self-help groups use 'anonymous' in their names; to Americans, the first step toward redemption is a ritual wiping out of the self, followed by the construction of a new one.” FirstsSelfHelpingUseNamesStepsGroupsSelf HelpAccidentsRedemptionRitualConstructionFirst StepsWiping Out Author:Walter Kirn
“There are moments when it frightens us, threatening to expose us as inauthentic. Well, the big-time impostors we read about in literature run this risk constantly, flirting with destruction, not just humiliation or embarrassment. It's a spectacle that we can't help but find compelling, and it involves a certain level of courage that we sneakily admire, perhaps.” WellsMomentsHelpingBigsRunningCertainLiteratureLevelsRiskDestructionAdmireCompellingThreateningHumiliationFlirtingEmbarrassment Author:Walter Kirn
