"Fiction writers, magicians, politicians and priests are the only people rewarded for entertaining us with their lies."

Deception, Fiction, Lies, Politicians, Reward

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"Fiction writers, magicians, politicians and priests are the only people rewarded for entertaining us with their lies."

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"Walking purposefully, in the knowledge that no one with their sleeves rolled up who walks purposefully with a piece of paper held conspicuously in their hand is ever challenged, he set off across the wood and canvas wonderland of Interesting and Instructive Kinematography."

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"The story of my very first sale is the fact that I dreamed up a foolproof paper to cheat an insurance company out of several hundred thousand dollars."

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