Quote by Dave Eggers

“He was a past master of making himself seem insignificant, of seeming invisible.”

— Elie Wiesel

“He had never known how exhausting it was to be conspicuous.”

— Lisa Ko

“It was inconceivable how he had existed, how he had succeeded in getting so far, how he had managed to remain -- why he…

— Joseph Conrad

Conspicuous by his absence.

— Tacitus

“He was such a throwaway thing of no importance, and yet he existed and would make that existence worthwhile.”

— Glyn Iliffe

“...he still wondered what it would be like to be so intriguing that people would actually care if he disappeared.”

— Adam Langer

“Even when he was gone, some fragment of his spirit lingered behind.”

— Stephanie Perkins

“He lived in a world that was visible, even if it didn't always please him to be there.”

— Arthur Golden

“His very presence created a need for more of him.”

— Chrissy Moon

“He felt like part of himself had been taken away, an inward prop that was holding up his courage and confidence.”

— Orson Scott Card

“He felt useless and degraded, as if he no longer lived for others but for himself alone.”

— Bernard Werber

“It never failed to astonish him, then or ever, how much of the world around him was mysterious and hidden from view.”

— Lev Grossman