But those would be lies and Tris never lied to herself. At … - Jon Courtenay Grimwood

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But those would be lies and Tris never lied to herself. At least not more than was required to stay human or sane. Lying to others was different. That was what people like her did if they wanted to remain alive.

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood (born 1953) is a British science fiction and fantasy author. He writes also as Jonathan Grimwood (literary fiction) and Jack Grimwood (crime fiction and thrillers).

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