“Oh. I assumed you were . . . well, never mind.” She fussed with the apple in her lap. He stared at her. She assumed he was a man of integrity, and a man of integrity never told a little fib for a good cause? Baloney. “I keep my word. But—well, a white lie’s okay if your motive’s right. Keeps things running smoothly—like ball bearings in the machinery of society.”
No, all lies are bad, all are sin. God didn't say, "Don't lie except..."
