Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works ki…

John Steinbeck
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Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.376, Penguin
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Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.376, Penguin

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