“Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.”

Travels with My Aunt (1969)

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English writer, playwright and literary critic 1904–1991

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