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{{quote|''"We wear the mask that grins and lies'' |
{{quote|''"We wear the mask that grins and lies'' |
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''It hides our face and shades our eyes."'' |
''It hides our face and shades our eyes."'' |
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|'''[[wikipedia:Paul Laurence Dunbar|Paul Laurence Dunbar]]''', ''[http://www.potw.org/archive/potw8.html We Wear |
|'''[[wikipedia:Paul Laurence Dunbar|Paul Laurence Dunbar]]''', ''[http://www.potw.org/archive/potw8.html We Wear the Mask]''}} |
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Virtually everyone has to wear a public mask in order to be accepted by others. That's a simple fact of human psychology. When circumstances (such as anonymity, strong emotion, or sufficient power) allow a character to take off that mask and act in complete accord with their inclinations, they reveal what's '''Beneath the Mask'''. |
Virtually everyone has to wear a public mask in order to be accepted by others. That's a simple fact of human psychology. When circumstances (such as anonymity, strong emotion, or sufficient power) allow a character to take off that mask and act in complete accord with their inclinations, they reveal what's '''Beneath the Mask'''. |
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