Recluse#
Summary#
The recluse is one who has spent years in solitary discourse with his own soul, becoming like a cave-bear or treasure-guardian in his labyrinth. His ideas acquire a twilight quality, something uncommunicative and chilly to others. The recluse understands that philosophers never reveal their true opinions in books—every philosophy conceals a deeper philosophy, every word is a mask, and behind every cave lies a still deeper abyss.