Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?
Quentin CrispLiving en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for displaying it.
Quentin CrispEverybody who's been on television more than once wears in public an expression of fatuous affability. Because you may be addressed at any moment by somebody.
Quentin Crisp