- P. Loxias begins by introducing himself in the vaguest possible terms, saying little more than that he met Bradley Pearson well after the events that the novel describes, and that he wasn't involved with them in any way.
- Loxias also takes credit for encouraging Bradley to write his story and for believing in him at a time when no one else would.
- After making a few brief remarks about the nature of love, artistic endeavors, and creative struggles, Loxias leaves us with a final characterization of himself as a literary "fool."