Marie J.
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“Something happens to people when they're masked. They become too free, uncivilized. They may do anything.”
― New Orleans Legacy
― New Orleans Legacy
“I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.”
― Allegiant
― Allegiant
“There's no use of pretending to be good in front of people who are also doing same to us.. Mutual Deceptions don't lead anywhere !!”
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“There are a great number of ego defenses, and the combinations and circumstances in which we use them reflect on our personality. Indeed, one could go so far as to argue that the self is nothing but the sum of its ego defenses, which are constantly shaping, upholding, protecting, and repairing it.
The self is like a cracked mask that is in constant need of being pieced together. But behind the mask there is nobody at home.”
― Hide and Seek: The Psychology of Self-Deception
The self is like a cracked mask that is in constant need of being pieced together. But behind the mask there is nobody at home.”
― Hide and Seek: The Psychology of Self-Deception
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