# In the end, we are self-perceiving, self-inventing, locked-in mirages that are little… 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.