Beautiful Quote by Denis Johnson

To deny ones' true nature and the gifts given you by the gods is to tempt disaster. You cannot hide behind the mask forever.

— Midori Snyder

We all have secrets, we all have masks.

— Anonymous

“She had become an expert at wearing masks, so much so that sometimes it was difficult to find her true self beneath the layers:”

— Elizabeth Chadwick

Releasing masks and veils allows the other to see you in your authenticity. Guards are dropped, and we can be seen for who we…

— John Friend

She thought of the hardness and the coldness she had cultivated over those years and wondered if they were the mask she wore or…

— Megan Whalen Turner

Women have been charged with deviousness and duplicity since the dawn of civilization so they have never been able to pretend that their masks…

— Germaine Greer

“A mask has but one expression, frozen and eternal, yet it is always and ever the essential expression, and to hide one’s telltale flesh…

— Tom Robbins

“Why did I think that the mask was a better portrayal than my authentic self? We can get hidden under layers of illusion, can’t…

— Susan C. Young

I have very strong feelings that I could share about 'The Mask' that no one needs.

— Ayo Edebiri

The masks were more of a representation of what you wanted to present as yourself.

— Shawn Crahan

The secret and the sacred are sisters. When the secret is not respected, the sacred vanishes. Consequently, reflection should not shine too severe or…

— John O'Donohue

It's easier for the former masters to put aside the masks that hid their humanity than for the former slaves to recognise the faces…

— Nadine Gordimer