[dsm4ck]

A disappointing part of adult life is how often "just lie" is the best advice.

[denton-scratch]

I don't think it's the "best advice". The problem with lies is that one lie begets another, and you end up trying to defend a whole bunch of lies that don't necessarily weave together coherently.

I guess I have low appetite for risk.

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practise to deceive."

[antisthenes]

The lie only has to last long enough for people to forget about it.