“Hiding from the truth was worse than being lied to.”
Scott Westerfeld book Afterworlds
Source: Afterworlds
“Everyone has something to hide. And if they couldn't hide it the world would be in a lot worse mess than it is.”
— Richard Matheson, book A Stir of Echoes
Source: A Stir of Echoes
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