“We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.”

“We all become what we pretend to be.”

“How can we truly understand who we are unless we know who we were and what we have the power to become?”

“We can all pretend to be cynical and scheming, but when we’re faced with purity and innocence, the cynical mask drops off.”

“Information is strength without coordination. We become a danger mostly to ourselves when we have it. Understanding is the ability to coordinate that raw information in meaningful ways. Understanding creates a certain enthusiasm. We can direct our knowledge toward potentially useful ends--but we may also be a danger to others. Wisdom, however, is knowing how, when, and why we use our understanding; wisdom is settling into our understanding without being too enamored by it.”

“We are never the people we think we are. We are the ones we pretend, with all our hearts we can't become.”