I have a dreadful fear that the more you try to prevent revealing the self the more you do.
A. S. ByattA beautiful woman, Simone Weil said, seeing herself in the mirror, knows "This is I." An ugly woman knows with equal certainty, "This is not I." Maud knew this neat division represented an over-simplification. The doll-mask she saw had nothing to do with her, nothing.
A. S. ByattI like feeling my way into different minds and experiences. It comes naturally and always has.
A. S. ByattWhere would we be without inhibitions? Theyre quite useful things when you look at some of the things humans do if they lose them.
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