One who suffers from mental confusion, memory failure, an inability to respond to simple orderliness—what to do and how to do it in the common routine of daily living—is being confronted with temporary lapses in his sense of identity.
When I awoke in the morningand thought of the hours ahead—the deeds to be done,decisions taken,the tumble of words to be said—when I thought of my long day'sjourney into night.