“There is always half a truth in cliche.”
“The truths that matter most to us come always half spoken.”
“A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.”
“It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.”
“They think in terms of a sentimental ballad. And that's what terrifies you about them. It isn't their cruelty, it isn't even their shrewdness - it's their extraordinary naivete. Everything in their whole bloody world is a cliche. Everything is born out of a cliche, rests on a cliche, survives by a cliche. And they believe in the cliches - there's no hope”
“A half truth is a whole lie”