# A strange loop occurs when we unexpectedly find ourselves right back where we started by Douglas Hofstadter > "A strange loop occurs when we unexpectedly find ourselves right back where we started." > **— Douglas Hofstadter**, *Gödel, Escher, Bach (1979), compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Gödel, Escher, Bach (1979), compressed candidate wording.