The case is a good example of what Van Vogt came to call "the violent man" or the "Right Man." He is a man driven by a manic need for self-esteem — to feel that he is a "somebody." He is obsessed by the question of "losing face," so will never, under any circumstances, admit that he might be in the wrong.


p. 211 - The Essential Colin Wilson (1985)

Colin Wilson Quotes

The case is a good example of what Van Vogt came to call the violent man or the Right Man. He is a man driven by a manic need for self-esteem — to...

The case is a good example of what Van Vogt came to call the violent man or the Right Man. He is a man driven by a manic need for self-esteem — to...

The case is a good example of what Van Vogt came to call the violent man or the Right Man. He is a man driven by a manic need for self-esteem — to...

The case is a good example of what Van Vogt came to call the violent man or the Right Man. He is a man driven by a manic need for self-esteem — to...