"A lie is more comfortable than doubt,..." - Quote by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“One of the most difficult things is the first paragraph. I have spent many months on a first paragraph, and once I get it, the rest just comes out very easily.”

“Unfortunately many young writers are more concerned with fame than with their own work... It's much more important to write than to be written about.”

“Between the covers of the books that no one had ever read again, in the old parchments damaged by dampness, a livid flower had prospered, and in the air that had been the purest and brightest in the house an unbearable smell of rotten memories floated.”

“The difficulty with humorists is that they will mix what they believe with what they don't; whichever seems likelier to win an effect.”

“Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. When in doubt, tell the truth. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.”

“Perfect sincerity and transparency make a great part of beauty, as in dewdrops, lakes, and diamonds.”

“The lie, as a virtue, a principle, is eternal; the lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the fourth Grace, the tenth Muse, man's best and surest friend is immortal”

“A little lie can travel half way 'round the world while Truth is still lacing up her boots.”

“The most fatal seductive lie that has yet existed”