V. S. Naipaul Quotes about Lying

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The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.

Lying

V. S. Naipaul (2012). “In a Free State”, p.162, Pan Macmillan

An autobiography can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies: it reveals the writer totally.

Lying, Deceit, Fiction

V. S. Naipaul (2012). “The Writer and the World: Essays”, p.225, Pan Macmillan

If it was Europe that gave us on the coast some idea of our history, it was Europe, I feel, that also introduced us to the lie.

Lying, Europe, Ideas