Palmer has form in these sorts of outbursts; he's been observed to work himself into apoplectic rages over incidents as trivial as the form of his title in a company prospectus.
As Schumann himself observed: "To have children, and a husband who is always living in the realm of imagination, does not go together with composing".
One is Heidi Franklin, an art historian whom he observes to be as homely as himself and whom he resolves to later hit upon.
Andrée wrote that he was preoccupied with observing himself to determine whether he was afraid.
In "At Last," Patrick comes to see how damagingly his wit, intelligence and charm have insulated him: "He was doing what he always did under pressure, observing everything, chattering to himself in different voices, circling the unacceptable feelings".
In the Melrose novels, we learn, Patrick embraced the art of detachment as a child — it was the one way he could try to cope with his father's attacks — and whenever he is under pressure, the impulse returns: to stand back, "observing everything, chattering to himself in different voices, circling the unacceptable feelings" as a means of control.
He was there for intellectual reasons, to observe, not to put himself on the line.
Doctors within Ashworth claim Brady has schizophrenia, having observed him "muttering to himself" in his room, said Grounds.
But doctors within Ashworth claim Brady is schizophrenic, having observed him "muttering to himself" in his room from time to time.
Sometimes the therapist-director will have an auxiliary character switch roles with the protagonist, so that the patient may observe and react to himself as others see him.
