We wear the mask that grins and lies... Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar Copy Quote More from Paul Laurence Dunbar “Out in the sky the great dark clouds are massing; I look far out into the preg…” “I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,When his wing is bruised and his bosom s…” “This, this indeed is to be accursed, For if we mortals love, or if we sing, We …” “We wear the mask that grins and lies,It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—T…”