“Never underestimate the value of a falsehood, friends. Never doubt the power of a lie. Blessed are the mendacious, for they shall grow wealthy beyond their wildest dreams.”
Source: Blameless in Abaddon (1996), Chapter 2 (p. 42; spoken by the Devil)
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