(Courtesy of my 3 year old daughter.)
Me: Hey Lily, you’re a self-referential being.
Lily: No I’m not. I’m Lily!
Why would I make such a comment to a little girl? You would too, if you had just finished reading the amazing book Godel, Escher & Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid
My dad gave me that book in college. I read it and loved it, but didn’t understand a tenth of it at the time. Maybe my 3 year old will encourage me to try it again.