Angela-carter Quote by Angela Carter

A Fox entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human…

— Aesop

“I see foxes often, but always they are crossing fallow fields in the distance. Gold flecks on faraway expanses of green. Magnetic to the…

— Sara Baume

“In reality, Eduardo hoped the mask would make him appear vulnerable and self conscious, like a wounded animal these stupid women would fight each…

— Raquel Cepeda

“A fox. A real live red fox, tiny, with a small patch of darker fur just above its left front leg. Like a beauty…

— Fanny Britt

“Without a mask to shape us, what would we face anyone with?”

— David David Katzman

“Foxes were dreaded animals. They were not large or fierce, like the bears and tigers that roamed the mountains, but they were known to…

— Linda Sue Park

“It's not often you encounter the real person behind a good-natured mask, the darkest parts of someone. It's not comfortable when you do.”

— veronica roth

“But sometimes when you wore a mask for a very long time, it became your face.”

— Amulya Malladi

“Wild, strong hearts, and powerful minds, were hidden under an enforced propriety and regularity of demeanour and expression, just as their faces had been…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

“Who wears masks?’ ‘Bank robbers?’ ‘No.’ ‘Really ugly people?’ ‘No.’ ‘Halloween? People wear masks at Halloween.’ ‘Yes! They do!’ He flung his arms wide…

— Neil Gaiman

“Some masks are worn to hide weakness. Gabriel had worn that kind for years— a lowered gaze, a tired back, a silence that asked…

— Valon G

“Of course, according to one theory a mask is apparently the expression of an extremely metaphysical aspiration to give oneself a kind of transcendental…

— Kōbō Abe