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 | Man 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 14 likes |
 | He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it. — George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer 6 likes |
 | You can pretend to be serious but you can't pretend to be witty. — Sacha Guitry, 1885-1957, French writer 5 likes |
 | Act the part and you will become the part. — William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher 3 likes |
 | We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. — Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, American writer 2 likes |
 | I present myself to you in a form suitable to the relationship I wish to achieve with you. |
| Pretending is a virtue. If you cant pretend, you can’t be king. |
 | Fashion: a barricade behind which men hide their nothingness. |
 | Vice is man’s nature: virtue is a habit –or a mask. |
| Man is a make-believe animal — he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part. |
 | Young 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. |
| The 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. |
 | Women 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. |
 | A face is flexible, a mask is not. — Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist |
 | It’s amazing what lies people can sustain behind the mask of their real faces. |
 | Are you not aware that there comes a midnight hour when everyone must unmask… |
 | Pretending is one of our greatest pleasures. But you have to know you're pretending. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist |
 | Very 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. |
 | The trouble with a mask is it never changes. |
