“In this world we must either institute conventional forms of expression or else pretend that we have nothing to express; the choice lies between a mask and a figleaf.” WorldFormLyingChoicesThis WorldExpressionMannersMaskConventionalInstitute Book:The Works of George Santayana: Soliloquies in England and Later soliloquies Source: The Works of George Santayana: Soliloquies in England and Later soliloquies
“I've always used masks. I think it's a lot about the fact that masks often reveal a sort of subconscious element to a character. The mask is carved and given an expression or markings to reveal something, even though it's shielding the face. Even though it's hiding the face, it seems to reveal something underneath.” ThinkingCharacterFactsSeemsFacesUsedGivenExpressionElementsMaskHidingSubconscious Author:Dave McKean
“Literature that keeps employing new linguistic and formal modes of expression to draft a panorama of society as a whole while at the same time exposing it, tearing the masks from its face - for me that would be deserving of an award.” WholeWould BeFacesLiteratureExpressionMaskAwardsFormalDeservingExposingLinguisticsEmployingPanoramaDeserving It Author:Elfriede Jelinek