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> [“If someone tells you a lie, they're not telling you the truth, but they are telling you something. It just takes longer to figure out what.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/if-someone-tells-you-a-lie-they-re-not-telling-you-the-truth-but-they/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

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## More by Margot Livesey

> [In the wake of her indispensable textbook, Janet Burroway now offers a splendid and concise guide to the thorny task of revision. Writers, young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/in-the-wake-of-her-indispensable-textbook-janet-burroway-now-offers-a/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [“All along, he'd been looking in the wrong direction, trying to make time stand still, to re-create the past, but everything in life taught…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/all-along-he-d-been-looking-in-the-wrong-direction-trying-to-make/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [“Men were strictly for pleasure and for experimenting with versions of the self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/men-were-strictly-for-pleasure-and-for-experimenting-with-versions-of/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [In How to Be an American Housewife Margaret Dilloway creates an irresistible heroine. Shoko is stubborn, contrary, proud, a wonderful housewife and full of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/in-how-to-be-an-american-housewife-margaret-dilloway-creates-an/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [Running, I soon realized, was the best way to stay ahead of fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/running-i-soon-realized-was-the-best-way-to-stay-ahead-of-fear/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [Barry recounts all this in prose of often startling beauty. Just as he describes people stopping in the street to look at Roseanne, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/barry-recounts-all-this-in-prose-of-often-startling-beauty-just-as-he/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [“She knew she oughtn't to scold but she couldn't bear such a hyperbole. People couldn't live without food and air or shelter and money.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/she-knew-she-oughtn-t-to-scold-but-she-couldn-t-bear-such-a-hyperbole/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [“he said everyone had a book, or a writer, that was the key to their life”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/he-said-everyone-had-a-book-or-a-writer-that-was-the-key-to-their-life/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [In his scintillating new novel, Matt Bondurant explores a crucial period in the history of Virginia and of his family. His gorgeous, precise prose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/in-his-scintillating-new-novel-matt-bondurant-explores-a-crucial/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [Passonate, irreverent, utterly relevant, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk offers an unforgettable portrait of a reluctant hero. Ben Fountain writes like a man inspired…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/passonate-irreverent-utterly-relevant-billy-lynn-s-long-halftime-walk/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [In The Moon, Come to Earth Philip Graham takes us on the best kind of journey, as he simultaneously reveals the fascinating city of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/in-the-moon-come-to-earth-philip-graham-takes-us-on-the-best-kind-of/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [“so often my own emotions were hidden not only from other people but from myself. or perhaps it was the other way round: i…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/so-often-my-own-emotions-were-hidden-not-only-from-other-people-but/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [As far as I'm concerned it's the other way round. We repeat what we remember. Only forgetfulness sets us free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/as-far-as-i-m-concerned-it-s-the-other-way-round-we-repeat-what-we/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [“If someone tells you a lie, they're not telling you the truth, but they are telling you something. It just takes longer to figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/if-someone-tells-you-a-lie-they-re-not-telling-you-the-truth-but-they/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

> [“loves was about the people who loved you”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-livesey/loves-was-about-the-people-who-loved-you/)

[Margot Livesey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-livesey/)

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