I don't only act out of my character; my character reacts to my actions. Each time I why, even if I'm not caught, I become a little bit more of this ugly thing: a liar. Character is always in the making, with each morally valenced action, whether right or wrong, affecting our characters, the people who we are.
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away (ed. Pantheon, 2014) - ISBN: 9780307908872