Behinds Quote by Doris Lessing Download Open image “Living in a small town anywhere means preserving one's self behind a mask.” — Doris Lessing ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Behinds Living in a small town Mask Mean Self Small town Towns
Everywhere else, we are someone else, but at home, we remove our masks. — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
The masks, for us, are more of a way to present ourselves live, you know? — Jim Root Copy Share Image
“It also allows you to be the quirky you that can’t be seen within the business world. You are allowed to take your mask… — Julie Merrett Copy Share Image
When you've got a mask on, you're kind of invincible. It's almost like nobody can see you, and you can do what you want… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
“Another possibility is that it really is just me lying to myself, but that lie will become truth over time. People all over this… — wildbow Copy Share Image
Young people, who are still uncertain of their identity, often try on a succession of masks in the hope of finding the one which… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
When you wear a mask, it changes your outward appearance, but also has an influence on you, inside. — Yusuke Kishi Copy Share Image
“One thing my recent experiences had taught me was to never assume that the mask we show in public is the same face we… — Dawn Goodwin Copy Share Image
As a rule, we go about with masks, we go about looking honest, and we are able to conceal ourselves all through the day. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Some books are not read in the right way because they have skipped a stage of opinion, assume a crystallization of information in society… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“In the morning, when she wishes me to wake, she crouches on my chest, and pats my face with her paw. Or, if I… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
You know, whenever women make imaginary female kingdoms in literature, they are always very permissive, to use the jargon word, and easy and generous… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best. — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“She was using the water as she had used the fruit earlier—to calm herself, to assure herself of the possibility of normality. Yet all… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
I remember World War II when there were very few books, very little paper available. For me to walk into a shop or look… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
They can't give a Nobel to someone who's dead so I think they were probably thinking they had better give it to me now… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“While she strode rapidly through the ward to the door at the other end, she was able to see that every bed or cot… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
I do not think that marriage is one of my talents. I've been much happier unmarried than married. — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
What really fascinates me is this need that is so strong now that if you read a work of the imagination you instantly have… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“The charge that the United Nations are using bacteriological warfare in Korea cannot be dismissed merely because it would be insane.” — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Resist discouragement by speaking His Word over your future. Keep standing. Keep hoping; keep believing because He is working behind the scenes. He's going… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when it is… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Behind every word flows energy. If you use your words to gossip or babble about what you are going to do before you do… — Sonia Choquette Copy Share Image
With the realization of God comes all power. If the little wave knew that behind it is the great ocean, it could say, "I… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm really thankful to God, man. Like now, I'm really making a real comeback with my group. With or without a record, with or… — Ike Turner Copy Share Image
