This piece is drawn from “Love and Lies: An Essay on Truthfulness, Deceit, and the Growth and Care of Erotic Love,” out from FSG on February 3rd. When I was a boy I was made distinctly uncomfortable ...
You probably remember from when you were a child the charming story of Pinocchio, the puppet whose nose grew longer each time he lied and who learned finally to tell the truth. On a recent trip to ...