I always say the truth is best even when we find it unpleasant. Any rat in a sewer can lie. It's how rats are. It's what makes them rats. But a human doesn't run and hide in dark places, because he's something more. Lying is the most personal act of cowardice there is.
The House of the Scorpion (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2010) - ISBN: 9781439106556