"Sometimes we have to lie so that we……" — F. Sionil José
"Sometimes we have to lie so that we do not needlessly hurt others. The important thing is that we are honest with ourselves. That we know how to bend without breaking ourselves. -Crepusculo Lepidoptera"
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