I don't know how to lie. But I don't know what truth is, either. I always try to speak the way I think will cause least trouble to God and men. (Halldór Laxness)

I don't know how to lie. But I don't know what truth is, either. I always try to speak the way I think will cause least trouble to God and men.

Halldór Laxness

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