The Trap of Self

Another interesting quote from the Dune series:

Your habits always come hunting after you. The self you construct will haunt you. A ghost wandering around in search of your body, eager to possess you. We are addicted to the self we construct.

Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune, #6)

This is the heart of Buddhist teachings: the conceit of self that we (ironically) construct.