"It has been suggested that the stigmatized individual defines himself as no different from any other human being, while at the same time he and those around him define him as someone set apart."
Creator
Goffman, Erving
Source
Stigma: Notes on the Management of a Spoiled Identity
"The consequence of a presentation that is perforce made to the public at large may be small in particular contacts, but in every contact there will be some consequences, which, taken together, can be immense.”
Creator
Goffman, Erving
Source
Stigma: Notes on the Management of a Spoiled Identity