Dana Tai Soon Burgess Quotes

As a child I always loved traditional Korean masked dances. There is something magical about a mask because we all wear or hide behind a metaphoric mask, and ultimately underneath this metaphor is our true vulnerable core. I think we all want to reveal ourselves but can only do so when we feel we are safe.

Dana Tai Soon Burgess

• Thinking
• Children
• Mask
• Vulnerable
• Metaphor
• Korean

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  • Mask