Quotes About Facade

And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, millions of mischiefs.

Come on, come on; you are pictures out of doors, Bells in your parlours, wild cats in your kitchens, Saints in your injuries, devils being offended, Players in your housewifery, and housewives in your beds.

As for Gussie Finknottle, many an experienced undertaker would have been deceived by his appearance and started embalming on sight.

If you think anyone is sane you just don't know enough about them.

You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it's just teeth.

Als conformist leef ik, probeer ik te leven, door na te bootsen, uit respect voor de regels van het spel, uit afkeer van originaliteit. Gelatenheid van een automaat: de schijn van hartstocht veinzen en er in het geheim om lachen; je naar de conventies plooien om ze heimelijk te verwerpen; in alle registers voorkomen, maar zonder residentie in de tijd; je gezicht redden terwijl het nodig is het te verliezen...

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

And Derek was... what? A pair of dark eyes that hid more than they revealed and some broad shoulders and a mouth that could be cold and thin and then suddenly widen into a generous grin just when you thought such a thing was impossible.

even the meanest person has still at his disposition high-sounding words wherewith to mask his real character.

A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

It is the easiest thing in the world for a man to look as if he had a great secret in him.

privacy requires a public façade

He looks down at them and arranges his face. Erasmus says that you must do this each morning before you leave your house: "put on a mask, as it were.

It shows how unaccountable men are, what they harbour in their souls: which by no means shows on their faces.

The worst kind of pain is when you're smiling just to stop the tears from falling.

Charmers are charming, but that's all they are.

There was something in the set of his jaw that made her think of how she'd described him to Adeline, as a lake that was still on the surface, with a whole drowned town inside.

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

Perhaps all grown-ups were just children carefully putting on their grown-up disguises each day and then acting accordingly.

But maybe every life looked wonderful if all you saw was the photo albums. People always obediently smiled and tilted their heads when a camera was put in front of them. Perhaps seconds after the shutter clicked, she and Nick sprang apart, avoiding each other's eyes, their smiles replaced by snarls. She

Nathan was pretending to be Ed. He was pretending to be a good man, and everyone was falling for it. "Sure

But maybe every life looked wonderful if all you saw was the photo albums. People always obediently smiled and tilted their heads when a camera was put in front of them. Perhaps seconds after the shutter clicked [they] sprang apart, avoiding each others' eyes, their smiles replaced by snarls.

It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.