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“Lying is actually an underated social skill. Some clever person should write a polite guide to lying. And all the charitable principles which justifiy lying so well.”

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Anne Rice is an American author known for her gothic and fantasy novels, born on October 4, 1941. Her most famous work, 'The Vampire Chronicles', has gained her a wide readership and influenced vampire culture. more

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