“For the hackneyed art of lying without injury to anyone, Rushbrook, to his shame, was proficient.”
“Should we become so proficient at self-presentation that we can dissemble without anyone suspecting?”
“[...]no one can do an injury to you without doing an injury to themselves.”
“But anyone with the time and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness...”
“Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn.”
“A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.”