Invisible Man

"When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination—indeed, anything and everything except me."

"I am invisible, not because of any biochemical accident, but because of the peculiar disposition of the eyes of those who look at me."

"I will not be bound by their definitions."

"The truth must emerge from the chaos."

"I have always been a man of action."

"The pattern must be woven together."

"I must understand the nature of my situation."

"Freedom is not simply a condition to be obtained."

"I would help build a better world."

"The eyes of others are upon me."

"I had achieved a position of great authority."

"Perhaps the best way is to go underground."

"I could not see the nature of things."

"We live in the dark, mostly."

"I am coming out, invisible man."

"I remember back to my grandfather."

"The pattern of social organization is chaos."

"I could see beneath the surface."

"To refuse to participate is to fail to help create a new society."

"Perhaps I like the invisibility."

"I must live with the contradictions."

"The reality of experience is not important."

"I had thought too much, observed too much."

"History records the patterns of men's lives."

"Men are always trying to save me."

"I was born in the darkness of the womb of the world."

"I would overcome them with kindness."

"The only possible dignity must be extracted from the situation."

"You accept what authority tells you to accept."

"I had been a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids."