I Am the Messenger Truth Quotes

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Quote #10

And that's when I realize. In a sweet , cruel, beautiful moment of clarity, I smile, watch a crack in the cement, and speak to Audrey and the sleeping Doorman. I tell them what I'm telling you: I'm not the messenger at all. I'm the message, (5.the message.21)

At the end, Ed figures out that the entire journey was really about him, not about the people he helped. So what do you think those last words mean? Is that what the mystery man intended Ed to discover?