“As he told his prepared story of where he had been that evening to his wife, he incorporated some facts or undamaging truths about his less-than-ideal behavior. This seemed to quell her fears and suspicions. As he laid his head on his pillow, he remembered what his A.A. sponsor had told him, “The omission of the truth is simply a lie.”
All liars … lie to protect themselves, to shield their egos from the raw pain of truth.
— Aminatta Forna
The deception of others is nearly always rooted in the deception of ourselves.
— Grapevine August 1961
