OT (isn't everything here?) How to tell a truly great lie :)

[TheEnforcer]

Words of wisdom on lying by a master liar Elim Garak.

This quote is especially relevant here..

Garak: The truth is usually just an excuse for a lack of imagination.
~Improbable Cause

[after Bashir tells the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf]
Dr. Julian Bashir: The point is, if you lie all the time, nobody's going to believe you, even when you're telling the truth.
Elim Garak: Are you sure that's the point, doctor?
Dr. Julian Bashir: Of course. What else could it be?
Elim Garak: That you should never tell the same lie twice.

Lying is a skill like any other, and if you want to maintain a level of excellence, you have to practice constantly. ~ In Purgatory's Shadow