“I prefer the keen edge of truth to the dull comfort of lies.”
“It is my belief... that the truth is generally preferable to lies.”
“The truth," he says, "is a painful reminder of why I prefer to live among the lies.”
“Better the comfort of a lie than the absurdity of the truth.”
“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”
“No. Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies. It had to be.”