Revolutionary Road

Tell me the truth, Frank, remember that? We used to live by it. And you know what’s so good about the truth? Everyone knows what it is however long they’ve lived without it. No one forgets the truth, Frank, they just get better at lying.

- April Wheeler, Revolutionary Road.

Richard Yates reminded me that, sometimes, i lie too much — to other people, to myself, and often i conceal the truth just because i actually am pretty good at it.

I got better at being politically correct. I even lied to myself, and got better and better at it.