So you're always honest," I said.<br />"Aren't you?"<br />"No," I told him. "I'm not."<br />"Well, that's good to know, I guess."<br />"I'm not saying I'm a liar," I told him. He raised his eyebrows. "That's not how I meant it, anyways."<br />"How'd you mean it, then?"<br />"I just...I don't always say what I feel."<br />"Why not?"<br />"Because the truth sometimes hurts," I said.<br />"Yeah," he said. "So do lies, though.

Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen