"It was evident that, so far, death (or what is usually termed death) had been arrested by the mesmeric process."
On the Decay of the Art of Lying (1882) Mark Twain
“One ought always to lie, when one can do good by it.”
A Very Short Story (1924) Ernest Hemingway
"She loved him as always, but she realized now it was only a boy and girl love."
The Last Spin (1956) Evan Hunter
"The boy sitting opposite him was his enemy."
