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“A lie by day, a lie by night, a lie in every touch and every look; a lie in every caress and every quarrel; a lie in every word and in every silence.”

― Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence

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“To lie a little is not possible: he who lies, lies the whole lie.”

― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

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“dreamers often lie.”

― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

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“One drinks up a flattering lie in great gulps, whereas a bitter truth one sips drop by drop”

― Denis Diderot, Rameau's Nephew

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“he who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying.”

― Michel de Montaigne, The Essays of Michel de Montaigne

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“the best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way”

― Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh

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“Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies.”

― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

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“I think the difference between a lie and a story is that a story utilizes the trappings and appearance of truth for the interest of the listener as well as of the teller. A story has in it neither gain nor loss. But a lie is a device for profit...”

― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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“When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”

― George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

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“when you find that people are not telling you the truth—look out!”

― Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles

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