Skin

We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.
- Andre Berthiaume

One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.
- Franklin Thomas

We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our accents, of our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our naked skins.
- George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.
- Mark Twain, 1835 - 1910

What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful that the garment with which it is clothed?
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1474 - 1564

I am a world-class weenie when it comes to letting people stick needles into me. My subconscious mind firmly believes that if God had wanted us to have direct access to our bloodstreams, He would have equipped our skin with small, clearly marked doors.
- Dave Barry