Authors:
  1. Quotes
  2. Authors
  3. T
  4. Thomas Merton
  5. In an age where there is much talk about being yourself, I...

In an age where there is much talk about "being yourself," I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of my being anybody else.

Thomas Merton
Being Yourself, Age, Littles
Thomas Merton (1974). “A Thomas Merton Reader”, Image
In an age where there is much talk about being yourself, I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of my being anybody else.