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Days pass, seasons change, mirrors grow old; and one day, the mask has drawn so close to the face that no one can tell anymore which one is covering the other.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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At first, the world sees you, and you fashion a face for its gaze; then comes a day when that very face—before the world even arrives—is waiting for you.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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A day will come when the Mask enters through the door of a house to which no one but its owner holds the key.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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Sometimes, you do not get lost among thousands of people;
you get lost among thousands of images of yourself.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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Each time you withdraw a part of yourself to keep it in a safer place, the mask moves one step closer to your face.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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Much like artists of the Middle Ages, I don’t know how to draw babies.

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Once, the mask stood between man and the world; today, however, it stands between man and his own self.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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Sometimes, to avoid falling behind, you synchronize your steps with the crowd to such an extent that a point arrives when standing still becomes more frightening to you than running.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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Sometimes you become so accustomed to the sounds of the world that, in the end, your own silence brings you terror and restlessness.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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The world fears the person who is truly themselves more than it fears a villain.
A villain operates within the framework of that same world; they have simply made a darker choice. But a person who is truly themselves sometimes calls the framework itself into question.
#Dionysus
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The first masks are often very small—
like a smile in a moment when you are longing to weep,
or a silence when your words could stir up a storm.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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Perhaps the mask is not an enemy to you at first.
Sometimes, it is merely a garment you wears to brave the world's cold air.
The problem begins when you no longer realize when to take it off.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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In the world where many sleepwalk with their eyes open, perhaps being the agent of one's own thoughts is the greatest form of madness.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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You can love an idea without worshipping it.
You can admire someone without living like them.
You can learn from someone without owning their voice.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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The experience of others is not a map for you, but a compass.
A map tells you where to go. A compass only shows direction. And the two are not the same.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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The bird stands for a moment on the edge of a branch before it flies.
Perhaps the secret of flight is not in the wings; it is in the brief pause that occurs before flight.
No one sees the horizon while running.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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Man's boredom today is not a lack of happiness, it is a lack of himself.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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🪷 #FreddieMercury 's replica #Lansdowne #Antinous / #Dionysus bust sold at Sotheby's on 8 Sept 2023, for $41,250, far above the $1,500 estimate. The 60 cm (2 ft) bronze bust (Paris, pre-1930) was among art and furnishings from Freddie's home. Full report: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/09/fred... 🪷

Sometimes the word "crazy" is created not to describe the human mind, but to calm the minds of others.
#Dionysus: The Madman Who Became Wise.
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