{"quotes":[{"text":"She had blue skin,And so did he.He kept it hidAnd so did she.They searched for blueTheir whole life through,Then passed right by-And never knew.","author":"Shel Silverstein","tags":["fear","masks"],"id":21757,"author_id":"Shel+Silverstein"},{"text":"I say what other people only think, and when all the rest of the world is in a conspiracy to accept the mask for the true face, mine is the rash hand that tears off the plump pasteboard, and shows the bare bones beneath.","author":"Wilkie Collins","tags":["honesty","masks","truth"],"id":23832,"author_id":"Wilkie+Collins"},{"text":"Like icebergs, people normally expose only a small part of themselves, and generally just the part they wish to show.","author":"Nikki Sex","tags":["masks","people","secrets"],"id":25548,"author_id":"Nikki+Sex"},{"text":"The mask's back in place. The heard-it-all smile. The seen-it-all eyes.","author":"Moira Young","tags":["eyes","heard-it-all","masks","seen-it-all","smile"],"id":27059,"author_id":"Moira+Young"},{"text":"A red nose is the clown's mask and my moustache is mine.","author":"Nuno Roque","tags":["art","artist","artistic-expression","artistry","artists","artists","clown","clown","clowns","mask","masks","moustache","moustaches","mustache","mustaches","theatre"],"id":35033,"author_id":"Nuno+Roque"},{"text":"His face was neither handsome nor anything else. It just was.","author":"Tarjei Vesaas","tags":["existentialism","faces","impressions","masks","people","phenomenology","physiognomy"],"id":42013,"author_id":"Tarjei+Vesaas"},{"text":"Who was the real me? I can only repeat: I was a man of many faces.At meetings I was earnest, enthusiastic, and committed; among friends, unconstrained and given to teasing; with Marketa, cynical and fitfully witty; and alone (and thinking of Marketa), unsure of myself and as agitated as a schoolboy.Was the last face the real one?No. They were all real: I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several faces because I was young and didn’t know who I was or wanted to be. (I was frightened by the differences between one face and the next; none of them seemed to fit me properly, and I groped my way clumsily among them.).","author":"Milan Kundera","tags":["communism","czech","identity","man-of-many-faces","masks","novel","self","youth"],"id":44573,"author_id":"Milan+Kundera"},{"text":"Perfume was first created to mask the stench of foul and offensive odors...Spices and bold flavorings were created to mask the taste of putrid and rotting meat...What then was music created for?Was it to drown out the voices of others, or the voices within ourselves?I think I know.","author":"Emilie Autumn","tags":["depression","disguise","masks","music","perfume","spices","voices"],"id":53171,"author_id":"Emilie+Autumn"},{"text":"Leaving the group, he reclined on a couch, drank morosely, and watched people. He noticed the games they played with one another. They put on masks of civility, all while spewing their venom.","author":"Francine Rivers","tags":["civility","games","masks","people","venom"],"id":57726,"author_id":"Francine+Rivers"},{"text":"People with depression can't just snap out of it or 'turn that frown upside down.' Depression can be a painful and overwhelming state that makes one unable to function, to think clearly or reasonably, or to want to simply face another day. Many people suffer alone and in silence because they are scared or ashamed. They feel weak…or pitiful. How can a person be incapable of having joy? “Why can’t I just have a good time? Why can’t I get on with it?","author":"Sahar Abdulaziz","tags":["anxiety","depression","masks"],"id":57954,"author_id":"Sahar+Abdulaziz"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":78,"pages":8,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}