“A man who lies to himself is the worst liar of all.”
Source: The Gate of Worlds (1967), Chapter 9 “To the Western Sea” (p. 162)
“There is no liar like the one who lies to himself. He has a fool indeed for an audience.”
Source: Short fiction, Dragonfield and Other Stories (1985), The Bull & the Crowth (p. 122)
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