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Oscar WildeMan is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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George OrwellHe wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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Sacha GuitryYou can pretend to be serious but you can't pretend to be witty.

—  Sacha Guitry, 1885-1957, French writer

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William JamesAct the part and you will become the part.

—  William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher

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Kurt VonnegutWe are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

—  Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, American writer

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Luigi PirandelloI present myself to you in a form suitable to the relationship I wish to achieve with you.

—  Luigi Pirandello, 1867-1936, Italian writer (Nobel 1934)

Luigi PirandelloPretending is a virtue. If you cant pretend, you can’t be king.

—  Luigi Pirandello, 1867-1936, Italian writer (Nobel 1934)

Kin HubbardFashion: a barricade behind which men hide their nothingness.

—  Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist

William Hazlitt Vice is man’s nature: virtue is a habit –or a mask.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

William Hazlitt Man is a make-believe animal — he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

W.H. AudenYoung people, who are still uncertain of their identity, often try on a succession of masks in the hope of finding the one which suits them — the one, in fact, which is not a mask.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

W.H. AudenThe image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order that I may love myself is very different from the image which I try to create in the minds of others in order that they may love me.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

Erica JongWomen in America read “lifestyle” pages which are really glorifications of shopping. They teach us we must veil ourselves in make-up to be loved. And we willingly take the veil, thinking ourselves freed by it. Make-up is no more optional for us than the veil is for Arab women: it is our Western version of the chador.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Maurice ChapelanA face is flexible, a mask is not.

—  Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist

Philip RothIt’s amazing what lies people can sustain behind the mask of their real faces.

—  Philip Roth, 1933-2018, American writer

Søren KierkegaardAre you not aware that there comes a midnight hour when everyone must unmask…

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Marty RubinPretending is one of our greatest pleasures. But you have to know you're pretending.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Sylvia PlathVery few people do this any more. It’s too risky. First of all, it’s a hell of a responsibility to be yourself. It’s much easier to be somebody else or nobody at all.

—  Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer

Charles BukowskiThe trouble with a mask is it never changes.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer




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