“Should we become so proficient at self-presentation that we can dissemble without anyone suspecting? Must we learn to stage-manage our voices, gestures, and body language until we can tell – sell – any story we want? These seem venal aspirations, a marker of how far we’ve come – and not in a good way – since.”

“Should we become so proficient at self-presentation that we can dissemble without anyone suspecting? Must we learn to stage-manage our voices, gestures, and body language until we can tell – sell – any story we want? These seem venal aspirations, a marker of how far we’ve come – and not in a good way – since.”

— Susan Cain