Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes bet…

Tamora Pierce
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Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth. ✨ Tamora Pierce (2009). Alanna: The First Adventure, p.46, Simon and Schuster
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