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But maybe half a lie is worse than a real lie.
Lillian Hellman
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Lillian Hellman
Age: 79 †
Born: 1905
Born: June 20
Died: 1984
Died: September 30
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Lillian Florence Hellman
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Drinking makes uninteresting people matter less and late at night, matter not at all.
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some people are democrats by choice, and some by necessity.
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You lose your manners when you're poor.
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We will not think noble because we are not noble. We will not live in beautiful harmony because there is no such thing in this world, nor should there be. We promise only to do our best and to live out our lives. Dear God, that's all we can promise in truth.
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