Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Guard
It is by no means certain that our individual personality is the single inhabitant of these our corporeal frames... We all do things both awake and asleep which surprise us. Perhaps we have cotenants in this house we live in.
Summary
This quote suggests that our individual personality may not be the only occupant of our physical bodies. It highlights that there are instances in which our actions, both conscious and in our dreams, can surprise us, indicating the possibility of other "cotenants" residing within us. It raises the question of whether there are other aspects or entities contributing to our thoughts and behaviors, challenging the idea of a unified and singular self-identity.