It's like the idea of him is better than the him of him.

“It's the rule of the wilds. You must be bigger, and stronger, and tougher. A co…”

“... si no es posible regresar a los sitios de los que has partido, no es porque…”

“Something aches at the very core of me, something ancient and deep and stronger…”

“I'm a nonperson, a shadow, a ghost. Even before the accident I'm not sure that …”