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Quote by John Updike
It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived po

It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian. – John Updike

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Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. – John Updike

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You cannot help but learn more as you take the world into your hands. Take it up reverently, for it is an old piece of clay, with millions of thumbprints on it. – John Updike

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There is always a way to be honest without being brutal. – Arthur Dobrin

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Truth is such a rare thing, it is delightful to tell it. – Emily Dickinson

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No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. – Anita Brookner

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When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. – Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner, 2003

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