Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

Lebedeva snapped her fingers. “It’s like lying!” she exclaimed. “Well, we understand that, of course! The bigger the lie, the happier the liar.”

Catherynne M. Valente

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• Lebedeva snapped her fingers. “It’s like lying!” she exclaimed. “Well, we understand that, of course! The bigger the lie, the happier the liar.”

  

  Catherynne M. Valente
  • Lie
  • Bigger
  • Liar