Quotes About Facade

Beneath the handsome exterior beats a heart of darkness.

The world might look glossy and safe, but that's just paint, a shimmering clear coat.

He looks good for a while, but ya know, ya can't shine a sneaker.

I collect church collapses, recreationally. Did you see the recent one in Sicily? Marvelous! The facade fell on sixty-five grandmothers at a special mass. Was that evil? If so, who did it? If he's up there, he just loves it, Officer Starling. Typhoid and swans - it all comes from the same place.

As I pass the Plaza Hotel with its beaux arts facade, I run into Bob Loomis coming out the front door. Loomis looks slightly startled, as though he's been caught voting NDP.

People get the biggest kick out of seeing the features of their faces plastered onto one head.

Throughout the most innocent mornings and unclouded afternoons there endures a kind of restless pulling at appearances, an awkward or expert fussing with the facade of objects.

That mask of Wilder's

but I managed to masquerade as a person having a good time.

Todd was everything Tallahassee was looking for: young, handsome, ambitious and completely full of shit.

Having a giant beard really distracts people from noticing you're barely keeping it together emotionally.

Writers often feel obliged to adopt some sort of public appearance.

Like the character I played in 'Jekyll', we all have different masks we put on for different occasions. As much as we all want to lead decent lives, we're also attracted by the idea that something dark may lurk within us.

Zengin olmak belki de sürekli bir gibi yapmak haliydi.(s.188)

To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

Across the yard, brilliant against the façade of pines beyond, a cardinal shot like a drop of blood.

And how they take one in, with their manners and their mock wistfulness and gentleness.

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Men's greatest weakness is their facade of strength, and women's greatest strength is their facade of weakness.

Instead of the fellow everyone had always been so fond of—friendly, social, good company, bright, lively—he had developed into a crafty sly masquerader, artful and elusive, presenting a front so different from his real self that they pretended to believe out of sheer embarrassment, as much to save his face as their own.

Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.

my lips never know my problem they just always smile

When you met people, they were on their best behavior, smiles and best manners. You couldn't tell what lurked beneath the surface