Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, lessens the friction of social contacts. It is only in lies, wholeheartedly and bravely told… - Clare Boothe Luce

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Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, lessens the friction of social contacts. It is only in lies, wholeheartedly and bravely told, that human nature attains through words and speech the forbearance, the nobility, the romance, the idealism, that — being what it is — it falls so short of in fact and in deed.

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About Clare Boothe Luce

Clare Boothe Luce (April 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American playwright, journalist, editor, ambassador and political figure.

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Birth Name: Ann Clare Boothe
Alternative Names: Ann Clare Boothe Luce Clare Boothe Ann Boothe Clare Boothe Brokaw
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