Steve MooreThere is a face beneath this mask, but it isn't me. I'm no more that face than I am the muscles beneath it, or the bones beneath that.
About This Quote
The world we live in is one in which we are constantly being told to “be yourself.” But how many of us truly know who we really are? How many of us even know what that self is? We often think we know ourselves but actually, we don’t. Our identities are constantly changing based on who we're with and what we're doing. As such, there’s a face beneath this mask, but it isn’t me. I’m no more that face than I am the muscles beneath it, or the bones beneath that.
Source: V For Vendetta
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