Sylvia Ashton-Warner - How much of my true self I camouflage and choke in order to commend myself

How much of my true self I camouflage and choke in order to commend myself to him, denying the fullness of me. How often have I paraded sweetness and interest when I felt otherwise; pretended to take careful leave of him on many an occasion when I would rather have walked right out. How I've toned myself down, diluted myself to maintain his approval.

- Sylvia Ashton-Warner

source: Sylvia Ashton-Warner (1967). “Myself”, Harvill Secker

topic: Self, Order, Camouflage