"Nothing is more real than the masks we make to show each other who we are."

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Source : Christopher Barzak (2008). “The Love We Share Without Knowing”, p.24, Bantam

Christopher Barzak

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“I didnt start really making changes in my life until I was actually in my mid-20s. And all of a sudden I was like, wait a minute. I was trying so hard to be what I thought I was supposed to be, instead of just allowing myself to be what I-what I was or what I am.”
“When we consider propaganda as the attempt to shape the thoughts and feelings of others, in ways conforming to the aims of the communicator, we find a vast array of different examples throughout history.”

Source : Randal Marlin (2002). “Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion”, p.43, Broadview Press
“I was protected behind the walls of my house, the walls of the mosque and later, walls of my school. I didn't know that I was Palestinian. I knew that I was a girl, but the identity issues came later when I was 12 or 13 - then, they came in a very strong way.”
“Using the Japan-U.S. alliance as a basis, it is important that we maintain and develop cooperative relations with our neighboring countries such as China, South Korea, and Russia.”
“I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.”
“Dreams and waking life are both the same kinds of things. The difference is that dreaming is perceiving free of external constraints, whereas perceiving otherwise is dreaming true. Meaning what you dream about actually happens.”

Source : "Live Chat with Filmmaker and Dream Experts". Live Chat, www.pbs.org.
“You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.”
“A corner draft fluttered the flame And the white fever of temptation Upswept its angel wings that cast A cruciform shadow.”

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