By aggrandizing one's own abilities and achievements, the grandiose person remains out of touch with who they truly are and as such, remains prone to crossing the boundaries of others.

Grandiosity is when we are wrapped up in winning life's false contest. This happens only when we live to impress the abusive parents in our heads, not when we are soberly and philosophically working to advance civilization.

Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.

We think we are being interesting to others when we are being interesting to ourselves.

The whole business is built on ego, vanity, self-satisfaction, and it's total crap to pretend it's not.

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.