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> [“On the whole, lying is a cheerful affair. Embellishments are intended to give pleasure. People long to tell you what they imagine you want to hear. They want to amuse you; they want to amuse themselves; they want to show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-fonseca/on-the-whole-lying-is-a-cheerful-affair-embellishments-are-intended/)

[Isabel Fonseca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-fonseca/)

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## More by Isabel Fonseca

> [“On the whole, lying is a cheerful affair. Embellishments are intended to give pleasure. People long to tell you what they imagine you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-fonseca/on-the-whole-lying-is-a-cheerful-affair-embellishments-are-intended/)

[Isabel Fonseca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-fonseca/)

> [“His grandfather, he said, was from a traveling family—part of a group called the “Gringos”—signifying, here, not unwanted Americans but Greek-speaking Gypsies in Spain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-fonseca/his-grandfather-he-said-was-from-a-traveling-family-part-of-a-group/)

[Isabel Fonseca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-fonseca/)

> [“Mackay had just failed to tip the coat-check girl and was now blinking and working his arms into a too-small trench coat; he looked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-fonseca/mackay-had-just-failed-to-tip-the-coat-check-girl-and-was-now/)

[Isabel Fonseca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-fonseca/)

> [It's not that hard to be glamorous in England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-fonseca/it-s-not-that-hard-to-be-glamorous-in-england/)

[Isabel Fonseca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-fonseca/)

> [In South America euphemism appears to be the grisly preserve of violent power. 'Liberty' was the name of the biggest prison in Uruguay under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-fonseca/in-south-america-euphemism-appears-to-be-the-grisly-preserve-of/)

[Isabel Fonseca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-fonseca/)

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