W. H. Auden Quote

When I consider others I can easily believe that their bodies express their personalities and that the two are inseparable. But it is impossible for me not to feel that my body is other than I, that I inhabit it like a house, and that my face is a mask which, with or without my consent, conceals my real nature from others.

"Hic et Ille", p. 104 - The Dyer's Hand, and Other Essays (1962)

When I consider others I can easily believe that their bodies express their personalities and that the two are inseparable. But it is impossible for...

When I consider others I can easily believe that their bodies express their personalities and that the two are inseparable. But it is impossible for...

When I consider others I can easily believe that their bodies express their personalities and that the two are inseparable. But it is impossible for...

When I consider others I can easily believe that their bodies express their personalities and that the two are inseparable. But it is impossible for...