The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities1990



Sherman McCoy:
There's one thing I can do. I want to see the truth come out, and burn every one of them, and there's only one way to do that.

Mr. McCoy:
And what is that?

Sherman McCoy:
Lie.

Mr. McCoy:
Oh... you know I have always been a great believer in the truth. I have lived my life as honestly as I can. I, I believe in the truth as an essential companion to a man of conscience. A beacon in this vast and dark wasteland, that is our modern world. And yet...

Sherman McCoy:
Yes.

Mr. McCoy:
...in this case, if the truth won't set you free, then lie.

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