“The truth about us is endless. As are the lies.”

—  Philip Roth , book The Human Stain

The Human Stain (2000)
Context: There is truth and then again there is truth. For all that the world is full of people who go around believing they've got you or your neighbor figured out, there really is no bottom to what is not known. The truth about us is endless. As are the lies.

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