When 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 ClementineI wasn't quite used to writing a diary - I didn't understand why people did it - but I wrote down notes and they went into a poem.
Benjamin ClementineIf you've got great parents, once you grow up and have to live by yourself, you're going to create some fake self as you get comfortable wherever you are.
Benjamin ClementineThe 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 Clementine