“One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected by everyone else.”
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“People Are like Icebergs, You only really see the tip of them.”
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“I thought by masking the depression with silence, the feelings might disappear.”
― Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life
― Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life
“Harvey wasn't interested in the clothes, it was the masks that mesmerized him. They were like snowflakes: no two alike. Some were made of wood and of plastic; some of straw and cloth and papier-mâché. Some were as bright as parrots, others as pale as parchment. Some were so grotesque he was certain they'd been carved by crazy people; others so perfect they looked like the death masks of angels. There were masks of clowns and foxes, masks like skulls decorated with real teeth, and one with carved flames instead of hair.”
― The Thief of Always
― The Thief of Always
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