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title: "2 Concerned Surfaces Quotes by 1 author"
description: "Browse 2 Concerned Surfaces quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Concerned Surfaces sayings and thoughts."
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> [Our masks, always in peril of smearing or cracking, in need of continuous check in the mirror or silverware, keep us in thrall to ourselves, concerned with our surfaces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-kizer/our-masks-always-in-peril-of-smearing-or-cracking-in-need-of/)

[Carolyn Kizer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-kizer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/carolyn-kizer-31047_checks_our-masks-always-in-peril-of-smearing-or_1216937.png)

> [ “Our masks, always in peril of smearing or cracking, In need of continuous check in the mirror or silverware, Keep us in thrall to ourselves, concerned with our surfaces. \[...\] So primp, preen, prink, pluck, and prize your flesh, All… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-kizer/our-masks-always-in-peril-of-smearing-or-cracking-in-need-of-2/)

[Carolyn Kizer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-kizer/)

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