My character - and for that matter my worst habits - could only be described by someone else. You can't open a box with the crowbar inside it.
Terry PratchettAlbert grunted. "Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?" Mort thought for a moment. "No," he said eventually, "what?" There was silence. Then Albert straightened up and said, "Damned if I know. Probably they get answers, and serve 'em right.
Terry Pratchett