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Writers tell more truths, and more lies, than most.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Truths
Writers
Lies
Lying

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Healthy vanity sweeps through life. Sickly vanity lies in bed.
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Bad faith makes the most of every ambiguity.
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Complainers detest each other.
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