I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn't being pious…

Truman Capote
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I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn't being pious. Just practical. Cancer may cool you, but the other's sure to. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). Breakfast at Tiffany's, p.83, Vintage
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