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Nancy Farmer

“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.”

Nancy Farmer, The House of the Scorpion
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The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
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