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Even a small, everyday lie is a clue to the personality and preoccupations of the liar, like a dream or any other confection of the mind, that is half-conscious and half-unconscious, as all creative acts must be.
Helen McCloy
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Helen McCloy
Age: 90 †
Born: 1904
Born: June 6
Died: 1994
Died: December 1
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