intrigued by the convoluted , yet commanding nature of the statement , and in profound admiration of the way its writer referred to himself in the third person , the judge believed himself to have found a potential candidate , for he knew a schizoid narcissist when he encountered one , and schizoid narcissism was most certainly a desirable trait in any silver thread candidateit was the sign of another great trait that separated silver thread nominees from the general populace : megalomania .