„I see myself wrapped in lies, which do not seem to penetrate my soul, as if they are not really a part of me. They are like costumes.“

— Anaïs Nin

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„I go into solitude so as not to drink out of everybody's cistern. When I am among the many I live as the many do, and I do not think I really think. After a time it always seems as if they want to banish my self from myself and rob me of my soul.“
— Friedrich Nietzsche
„No matter how many modern parts I do, people still refer to me as Mrs. Costume Drama.“
— Helena Bonham Carter
„I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.“
— Karl Lagerfeld
„The moment I saw her, a part of me walked out of my body and wrapped itself around her. And there it still remains.“
— Arundhati Roy