In making the facade become the puppet you wish to 
dance in front of the masses, you risk becoming the 
puppet of the mask.  Always a question of who was 
truly pulling the strings.  And what strings would be 
cut or frayed with tension until they snapped.

Another quote from Lord Chaos's fanfic "Touch and Go Carousel". I recommend reading the fanfic itself though, too, because it really is good.