Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The pen is the tongue of the mind.
As a writer of fiction, lying is the central thing to all books.
There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.
The best liars lie with their eyes rather than with their words. This might put writers at a disadvantage.
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
If you write a book that's as powerful and successful as 'Bastard,' there's a strong desire to prove there's something else.
Novel-writing is a bit like deception. You lie as little as you possibly can. That's the way I do it, anyway.
People can lie in letters, but they tend not to. They certainly lie in memoirs.