“For what is our civilised world but a big masquerade? where you meet knights, priests, soldiers, men of learning, barristers, clergymen, philosophers,… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“I rouse Emily to our guests, as she finishes off our fifteenth snowman by setting the head atop its torso. She stands… — Nathan Reese Maher Copy Share Image
Because these consequences are distributed globally, the problem masquerades as a distraction. Because the length of time between causes and consequences stretches… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
At the curtains call, it's the last of all; when the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl. So they dug your… — Imagine Dragons Copy Share Image
Searching but not finding. Understanding anywhere we're lost in a masquerade. — George Benson Copy Share Image
Such subtle Covenants shall be made,Till Peace it self is War in Masquerade. — John Dryden Copy Share Image
“It is very necessary that a man should be apprised early in life that it is a masquerade in which he finds… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“Myth is history in a masquerade costume. Peel away the fantastical facade, and you will always find a core of truth." Adrien… — Louisa Burton Copy Share Image
The comic spirit masquerades in all things we say and do. We are each a clown and do not need to put… — James Hillman Copy Share Image
A wedding is a funeral which masquerades as a feast. And the greater the pageantry, the deeper the savagery. — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
We'll make it fun When it's over and done I still want you to see the real me No more disguises Let… — Rachel Copeland Copy Share Image
“A mask is a mirror. The masquerade is the only time I am me and it doesn't matter how many men I… — Chloe Thurlow Copy Share Image
Message boards are like going to a Halloween masquerade party. Everybody has a screen name. — John Mackey Copy Share Image
We are not going to be the agency where large businesses can masquerade as a small business and get a contract. We… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
Euphemisms, like fashions, have their day and pass, perhaps to return at another time. Like the guests at a masquerade ball, they… — Freda Adler Copy Share Image
“I'm hideous" "You could never be hideous" "Forget it" I wanted this conversation over. "I can't forget it," Gran said, not giving… — Cambria Hebert Copy Share Image
“And who shall you be once you don your grand disguise?" "La luna," she said with a smile. "Then I shall be… — Kristen Callihan Copy Share Image
In a sense, New Age gurus are akin to postmodernists within academia. They dispense meaningless drivel that masquerades as profound truths whilst… — Gad Saad Copy Share Image
It is kind of tedious after a while, to parse politicians doing the same thing over and over again. The facts change… — Frank Rich Copy Share Image
What a story is, is devious. It pretends transparency, forthrightness. It engages with ordinary people, ordinary matters, recognizable stuff. But this is… — Joy Williams Copy Share Image
Here too it’s masquerade, I find: As everywhere, the dance of mind. I grasped a lovely masked procession, And caught things from… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
English life is nothing but a huge masquerade ball in which the participants contrive to conceal their feelings, their addresses, their hobbies,… — Pierre Daninos Copy Share Image
Our civilized world is nothing but a great masquerade. You encounter knights, parsons, soldiers, doctors, lawyers, priests, philosophers and a thousand more:… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Being young and trying to catch a glimpse of the depths, of the true self, of the soul, or whatever human beings… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“Adam stared down at me, his expression thunderous. “It was you. I know it was you.” My head was rocking side to… — Airicka Phoenix Copy Share Image
Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
The "progressives" who today masquerade as "liberals" may rant against "fascism"; yet it is their policy that paves the way for Hitlerism.… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“And the touch of her own mask, at first cool and clammy leather, but quickly like a second skin, and the play… — Holly Phillips Copy Share Image
“Shall we dance?” She takes a moment to answer, as if the question has thrown her. “Um— okay.” He cannot tell if… — Romina Garber Copy Share Image
And many more Destructions played In this ghastly masquerade, All disguised, even to the eyes, Like Bishops, lawyers, peers, or spies. — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
George Benson's 'This Masquerade' is my favorite version of Leon Russell's blue gem. — Alice Ripley Copy Share Image
“Do we not each dream of dreams? Do we not dance on the notes of lost memories? Then are we not each… — Nathan Reese Maher Copy Share Image
“She leaves my side and heads deeper into the apartment singing, “—if the spirit tries to hide, its temple far away… a… — Nathan Reese Maher Copy Share Image
