# In the End by Douglas Hofstadter > "In the end, we are self-perceiving, self-inventing, locked-in mirages that are little miracles of self-reference." > **— Douglas Hofstadter**, *I Am a Strange Loop (2007), attribution clue* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: I Am a Strange Loop (2007), attribution clue. ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Douglas Hofstadter|Douglas Hofstadter]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Durable Identity|Durable Identity]] - [[wiki/Identity-Bearing Invariants|Identity-Bearing Invariants]] - [[wiki/Digital Identity Succession|Digital Identity Succession]] - [[wiki/Memory Integration vs Identity Erasure|Memory Integration vs Identity Erasure]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "In the end, we are self-perceiving, self-inventing, locked-in mirages that are little miracles of self-reference." — Douglas Hofstadter, I Am a Strange Loop (2007), attribution clue https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-douglas-hofstadter-end ```