I'm not saying I'm a liar,' I told him. He raised his eyebrows. 'That's not how I meant it, anyway.'
'How'd you mean it, then?'
I was digging myself a hole here, and I knew it. But still, I tried to explain myself. 'It's just... I don't always say what I feel.'
'Why not?'
'Because the truth sometimes hurts,' I said.
'Yeah,' he said. 'So do lies, though.

Author: Sarah Dessen