Mendacity is a system that we live in, " declares Brick. "Liquor is one way out an'death's the other.

Tennessee Williams
Mendacity is a system that we live in,
Mendacity is a system that we live in,
Mendacity is a system that we live in,
Mendacity is a system that we live in,
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My father always tells stories, and he’s the kind of man who would say that. He’s also the kind of man who can’t stand liars and cheats and crooks and thieves and all the rest of it. And he’ll tell you that lying is a system we live in. Liquor is one way out an' deat's the other.

Source: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

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