Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Quote of the Day: 15 October 2024 #QotD

“If you confront anyone who has lied with the truth, they usually admit it—often out of sheer surprise. It is only necessary to guess _right_ to produce your effect.” -Hercule Poirot, _Murder on the Orient Express_

“If you confront anyone who has lied with the truth, they usually admit it—often out of sheer surprise. It is only necessary to guess right to produce your effect.” -Hercule Poirot, Murder on the Orient Express

[Except politicians. You know they're lying, but confronting them will not produce any kind of reaction. They are impervious to shame.]

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