# A mind is a pattern that can, in principle, be partially instantiated in another mind by Douglas Hofstadter > "A mind is a pattern that can, in principle, be partially instantiated in another mind." > **— Douglas Hofstadter**, *I Am a Strange Loop (2007), compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: I Am a Strange Loop (2007), compressed candidate wording.