Sarah Dessen: ""Jadi, kamu selalu jujur," kataku. "Buka...

""Jadi, kamu selalu jujur," kataku. "Bukan begitu?" "Tidak," kataku padanya. "Aku tidak." "Yah, itu baik untuk diketahui, kurasa." "Aku tidak mengatakan aku pembohong," kataku padanya. Dia mengangkat alisnya. "Lagipula bukan itu maksudku." "Jadi, bagaimana maksudmu?" "Aku hanya ... aku tidak selalu mengatakan apa yang kurasakan." "Kenapa tidak?" "Karena kebenaran kadang menyakitkan," kataku. "Ya," katanya. "Tapi begitu juga kebohongan.""

--- Sarah Dessen

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"So you're always honest," I said. "Aren't you?" "No," I told him. "I'm not." "Well, that's good to know, I guess." "I'm not saying I'm a liar," I told him. He raised his eyebrows. "That's not how I meant it, anyways." "How'd you mean it, then?" "I just...I don't always say what I feel." "Why not?" "Because the truth sometimes hurts," I said. "Yeah," he said. "So do lies, though."