It is not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather,
our concern must be to live while we're alive - to release our inner
selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade
designed to conform to external definitions of who and what we are. ~
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part. ~ William Hazlitt
Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful
appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese? ~
Dame Edith Sitwell
Appearances are often deceiving. ~ Aesop
A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems
true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with
innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile
and each withdrawal more permanent. ~ Maya Angelou
Quotes about pretense, life
- To what extent do you live behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions?
- To what extent do you take on fictional parts?
- How sincere are your relationships?
