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Tom Stoppard

"It's better to be quotable than to be honest."

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"My past conduct was so transparent and so honest that when my enemies spread rumours about me nobody believed them."

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"Even from the point of view of coquetry, pure and simple," he had told her, "can't you see how much of your attraction you throw away when you stoop to lying?"

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"Part of growing up was learning not to be quite that honest - learning when it was better to lie, rather than to hurt someone with the truth."

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"Don't. Don't let's pretend when there's no one around."

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"I am not good at deception,' said Tuesday gloomily, flushing.Right, my boy, right,' said the President with a ponderous heartiness, 'You aren't good at anything."

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