[nicmarlo]

That reminds me of Shakespeare's stanza from As You Like It:

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.

Or, from George Orwell's Shooting An Elephant:

"He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it."

[beyond the sea]

Very applicable. Good find.