Leo
One of the disadvantages of almost universal education was the fact that all kinds of persons acquired a familiarity with one's favourite writers. It gave one a curious feeling it was like seeing a drunken stranger wrapped in one's dressing gown.
Vita Sackville-West
The version of yourself that you outgrew still lives in other people's memories, and they bring it up at the worst moments. What makes this uncomfortable is how accurate their recall can be about gestures you thought you had abandoned years ago. You remember making those faces, saying those exact words, but from the inside of a different person entirely. The gap between who you were then and who you are now feels obvious to you and invisible to everyone else. The strangest part is recognizing that both versions were equally real when they were happening.