Honesty is the best policy in any situation from "summary" of Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
There is a certain purity to the truth, a simplicity that can't be matched by the most intricate web of lies. But sometimes the truth is hard, and it's tempting to veer off course, to tell a little white lie here, or a half-truth there. It's easy to justify these little deceptions as harmless, as necessary to protect ourselves or others. But the thing about lies is that they have a way of building upon themselves, of spiraling out of control until the truth is buried deep beneath layers of deceit. And once you start down that path, it's hard to find your way back. It's like quicksand, the more you struggle, the deeper you sink. In the end, ho...
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