The real self is who you are when you're at home, when you're comfortable, and the false self is what you're pretending - and the reason you pretend is because you want to create a character for the surroundings you're within.
Benjamin ClementineWhen you have a lot of fake selves, most of the time it's because you haven't had parents around so you try to build characters to protect yourself.
Benjamin ClementineWe're all competent in different ways, we've just got to find a way to push ourselves up more.
Benjamin ClementineI'm from a middle class family but my father squandered all the money, so I didn't really run around with rich people. I was very judgmental towards a lot of them.
Benjamin Clementine