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The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant
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"The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own"

- W. H. Auden

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This quote by W. H. Auden suggests that kids, like animals, have actually not yet established a sense of identity or character. The faces of children are not yet totally formed, and they do not have the depth and complexity of a grownup's face. The quote implies that kids are still in the process of establishing their own special identity, and that their faces are still in the procedure of forming. It suggests that children are still in the procedure of discovering who they are and what they want to be. The quote suggests that kids are still in the process of knowing and growing, and that their faces are still in the process of developing. It suggests that children are still in the process of discovering their own special identity which their faces are still in the process of forming. The quote suggests that kids are still in the process of knowing and growing, and that their faces are still in the procedure of developing. It suggests that children are still in the process of discovering who they are and what they want to be.

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W. H. Auden This quote is written / told by W. H. Auden between February 21, 1907 and September 29, 1973. He was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 59 other quotes.

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