The short quotes discuss characters presenting themselves in unconventional ways or having multiple identities. A man presents himself as just a voice. Another character belongs to multiple powers of darkness and is claimed by them. A character conceives of himself as two separate people.

1. “The man presented himself as a voice.”
–Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

2. “The man presented himself as a voice.”
–Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

3. “The thing was to know what he belonged to, how
many powers of darkness claimed him for their own.”
–Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

4. “I generally conceived myself to be two people.”
– James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner