“Saw my reflection, covered in glass.
How It reminds me of you.”

“He smiled as Will handled the flask gingerly. 'there's a glass bottle inside, but it's padded with straw and protected by the leather covering. It's quite safe. Just be careful how you handle it.”

John Flanagan (1873–1938) Irish-American hammer thrower

“And for the first time in my life, I saw something new reflected in the eyes that saw me. Respect. It taught me a very valuable lesson. That dreams have power only over your own mind. But with money you can have power over the minds of others”

Vikas Swarup (1961) Indian novelist and diplomat

“How you see me? Tell me how you see me. When mirrors only reflect what you want to see. Believe me.”

Marcus Orelias (1993) American actor, rapper, songwriter, author and entrepreneur

“I saw all the mirrors on earth and none of them reflected me…”

Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish language literature

“I hated you because you reminded me of…how I once was…of what I lost.”

Vanna Bonta book Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel

“I want to be held and told my name. I want to be valued, in ways that I am not; I want to be more than valuable. I repeat my former name; remind myself of what I once could do, how others saw me. I want to steal something.”

Margaret Atwood book The Handmaid's Tale

“I don't need you to remind me of my age, I have a bladder to do that for me.”

Stephen Fry (1957) English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

“I looked at the stained-glass image of the lamb in the window above me, but that only reminded me that lambs are famous for being led to slaughter, or sometimes hanging out with lions in ill-advised relationships.”

Maureen Johnson (1973) writer from the USA

“It reminds me of how grandmother always had the right costume for me to wear. You wear the right outfit and you feel like the person you're pretending to be.”

John Boyne (1971) Irish novelist, author of children's and youth fiction