Quotes / Appearance Is in the Eye of the Beholder

"[Catherine] is a succubus... She appears at will and seduces men under the curse... By appearing as their ideal woman."

— Boss on Catherine, Catherine

We don't see things as they are; we see things as we are.

—Anais Nin

Record Keeper: So you use that name as an incantation with the scryer.
Kat: This Rolodex?
Record Keeper: Then you summon the records from the Vault of Memory.
Kat: You mean this cabinet? There's just a VHS tape in here!
Record Keeper: Wow, you must be the life of the party, kid.

— Gunnerkrigg Court

Annie, Annie, Kat, and Anja: They look just like me!
[Beat Panel]
Annie and Annie: Oh, I get it.
Kat: This happens sometimes.

— Gunnerkrigg Court, p.2342

Doctor: Constable, that Ulestrian is using unapproved pymary. I am perfectly capable of treating these people without resorting to uncivilised—
Constable #1: Ulestrian? Naw, she's a dirty Sharte, what do you expect?
Constable #2: You see a "she?"
Bastion: [dropping his disguise] Pymary! We can replicate eyes but we can't yet devise a reliable bloody glamour.

— Unsounded, Ch.11 p.15

"You have poured so many memories into me... given me so much... that I feel like I'm about to overflow. Look at me, Roxas. Who do you see? If you see somebody else's face... a boy's face... then that means I'm almost ready. This puppet will have to play [their] part. Roxas... This is him. It's Sora."

— Xion, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days

Homer: Who are you?
Cesar Chavez: The spirit of Cesar Chavez.
Homer: Why do you look like Cesar Romero?
Chavez: Because you don't know what Cesar Chavez looks like.

—The Simpsons, "Hungry Hungry Homer"

"You pass dens of torture, where dark beings punish lions in the most horrific ways. You are pretty sure the poor souls appear to you as lions only because you are a lion yourself. Perhaps if you were human, they would appear human to you, so that you could feel empathy."

—Lioden, "Heaven and Hell"

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