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Lie Quotes by Tim O'Brien
- A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.
- Fiction is the lie that helps us understand the truth.
- A lie, sometimes, can be truer than the truth, which is why fiction gets written.
- You can tell a true war story by the questions you ask. Somebody tells a story, let's say, and afterward you ask, 'Is it true?'…
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- A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically. — Diane Ackerman
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- Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying. — Mikhail Bakunin
- The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. — Lucille Ball
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- Barack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people. But, he… — Bob Beauprez
- Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup. — Ludwig van Beethoven
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- The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth. — Alfred Adler
- It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country. — Alfred Adler