| These, and other gems of paranoia and self-delusion will no doubt surface over the next month. |
| The act of observation itself is an antidote to self-delusion, teaching that things are as they are, and not as we would prefer them to be. |
| Further, self-centeredness, self-consciousness, and self-contradiction are not wholly reducible to self-delusion in these narratives. |
| His self-delusion is so complete he regards this as a principle, instead of a symptom of his own narcissism. |
| When anybody calls their bluff and punctures this self-delusion, they can only cope by insulting and vilifying their critics. |
| For all their weakness, cowardice, and self-delusion, these men strike an unexpected, sympathetic chord. |
