He was always acting, always enveloping himself in artificiality, perhaps to conceal the volcano within.

Barbara W. Tuchman
About This Quote

Oscar Wilde used the term "artificiality" to describe someone who constantly tries to be more than he is. People who use this kind of behavior try to be perfect, but it's just an act.

Source: The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam

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