I preferred a hard truth to a well-meant lie.
– Jacqueline Carey
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- Remember some books are meant to be tasted, some books are meant to be chewed and, finally, some books are meant to be swallowed whole. – Robin S Sharma
- To live a lie may allow us to avoid the truth, but the real lie lays in believing that we can avoid the truth in the first place. – Craig D Lounsbrough
- A half-truth is even more dangerous than a lie. A lie, you can detect at some stage, but half a truth is sure to mislead you for long. – Anurag Shourie
- A Lie is something like the truth, but the truth is not like a Lie. – Dan Raper
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- True love will triumph in the end-”which may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, it’s the most beautiful lie we have. – John Green
- Lie. Lie. Lie. But remember.Move. Move. While others sleep, move. – Anthony ONeill
- The truth, a truth, and reality are not always the same. – Jacqueline Simon Gunn
- If i believe my truth is true and you believe your truth is true,what if my truth says yours is a lie.is it still true? – Lecrea
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- Because though women lie when they have to and men lie all the time, the mirror always tells the truth. – Jane Yolen
- Words lie. Actions can lie too. Consistency speaks the truth. – Trent Shelton
- Truth is a matter of PerspectiveThere will be my truth and your truth and as Universal truth doesn’t exist. – George Orwell
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- God gave us His Word so we could know truth. His truth. The whole truth. And nothing but the truth. – Patty Houser
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