It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by… — John Updike

It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks latenesses, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patchings to repair great rents in the quotidian.

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