Appearances are not reality; but they often can be a convincing alternative to it. You can control appearances most of the time, but facts are what they are. When the facts are too sharp, you can craft a cheerful version of the situation and cover the facts the way that you can covered a battered old four-slice toaster with a knitted cozy featuring images of kittens. Dean Koontz
About This Quote

This quote is quite similar to the one above in the sense that it’s speaking about how people can control appearances. It’s also talking about how people tend to alter their realities in order to make them more pleasant. This quote is much more negative in nature, though.

Source: The Good Guy

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