“I have been moving around all my life. Going to different schools, living in different houses, shedding old roles, assuming new ones. This way of life is as natural to me as staying in one place is for other people. I do variations on the theme. I return to places where I used to be. I find my old personas. I try them on. If they still fit, I wear them out to a party or a show. If they begin to restrict my movements, I take them off. I am a human being, capable of mimicking anything I see or remember or can imagine.” PeopleIfsWayTryingHumansHas BeensStillsDifferentShowsSchoolRememberMovingLife IsUsedHouseNaturalHuman BeingsPartyRolesImagineMovementIdentityReturnFitCapableAssumingUsed To BeThemeStayingVariationPersonaMimicking Book:Falling Through Space Source: Falling Through Space
“I dont know if there is a personal identity. We all imagine that we are absolute individuals. But when we begin to look for where this individuality resides, its very difficult to find.” IfsKnowsLooksIndividualDifficultImagineIdentityAbsolutesIndividualityImagine ThatPersonal Identity Author:John Banville
“Often, I think, displaced people imagine themselves leading double lives. So a portion of my identity has always been privately siphoned into what would have been if I had stayed in Wisconsin.” PeopleIfsThinkingHas BeensImagineIdentityPortionsWisconsinDouble Life Author:Mona Simpson
“Try to imagine a man setting out for the day without a single prejudice. ... Inevitably he would be in a state of paralysis. He could not get up in the morning, or choose his necktie, or make his way to the office, ... or, to come right down to the essence of the thing, even maintain his identity.” MenWayTryingStatesWould BeMorningImagineIdentityOfficeEssencePrejudiceSettingSettingsGet UpParalysisNeckties Book:Life Without Prejudice: And Other Essays Source: Life Without Prejudice: And Other Essays
“I imagine that all Americans have a unique relationship in their individual present to their collective past and how that relationship might shape their identities and experiences.” MightPastIndividualImagineIdentityShapesUniqueCollectivesImagine That Author:Steve Cosson
“I can imagine for some bands the ability to make your sound and make your identity known could be challenging.” I CanSoundChallengesAbilityKnownImagineIdentityBand Author:Lizzy Plapinger
“I think something for us that we're always interested in is how people interpret the music or the band for themselves, and that sort of level of interactivity for us specifically is really awesome, but I can imagine for some bands the ability to make your sound and make your identity known could be challenging.” PeopleThinkingI CanSoundChallengesAbilityLevelsKnownImagineIdentityBandReally Awesome Author:Lizzy Plapinger