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One of the reasons it’s hard to accept fandom is because it’s not you — it’s your art, it’s the persona that’s been projected on you, a persona you’ve curated for yourself, wittingly or unwittingly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"If they fail - wittingly or unwittingly - then the situation will remain in the 'managed rivalry' bucket," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Dudek got the job, wittingly or not, through an end-run around his bosses.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

Asked if Greece was wittingly engaging in pushbacks, Mitsotakis said: "Absolutely not."

From Reuters • May 24, 2023

Oh, how have I cast away my whole existence wittingly and willingly!

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von