You're a poet too, aren't you? And a good liar, I bet.” "I was the Autarch of Urth; that required a little lying, if you like. We called it diplomacy. (Gene Wolfe)

You're a poet too, aren't you? And a good liar, I bet.” "I was the Autarch of Urth; that required a little lying, if you like. We called it diplomacy.

Gene Wolfe

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