We all wear masks. For this series, I asked participants to provide a quote relating to a mask th...
"As I get older, I find myself becoming less and less vulnerable and more reserved. Not in fear t...
"I have never liked my body. Learning to be comfortable in my own skin continues to be the single...
"I’m tired of being a 'tough cookie' and just 'getting through this.'I’m tired of enduring until ...
"I'm terrified of being misunderstood. I want to spread good, love, joy, passion, but I want peop...
My modesty has long since masked my femininity and sexuality -- and I've lived in fear of others ...
"Whenever I'm in a new situation, I put on a mask to try to be who I think everyone else wants me...
"I wear this mask to shield what I feel are my imperfections, as I do when I mark my body with in...
"I wear a mask of helping others because it allows me to still connect with people while not gett...
"I hide behind the mask of glitter and lace. Behind it may not be as pretty, but it's a whole lot...
"Holding onto hope that one-day,For more than a moment it will be okay, The game we call life wil...
"Garments upon garments, masks upon masks confusing identity, deflating spirit, and concealing es...
"I don’t know when it started, but, when I was younger, I assumed a “really happy” outward appear...
"I may appear to be standoffish or reserved but once I get to know you and feel comfortable I hav...
"Living on the streets for so many years, I had to wear a mask of being a tough street girl. I ha...
"At almost any social gathering I attend I end up right in the kitchen. I would rather cater your...
Today: I took Sammy to daycare. Lately he’s been crying not wanting to go (well that’s because Ma...
