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I'm reading Just Listen by Sarah Dessen and I'm mad about how many unnecassary commas she uses.

Annabel is finding herself very alone right now; she has no best friend, in fact she has no friends at all, and her family is focused on her sister's eating disorder. She has just met Owen Armstrong, an outcast at school and she is slowly finding out that Owen is a very nice and caring person, not at all like people say he is. While getting a ride home from him, she finds out something very interesting: Owen doesn't ever lie.

"'Yeah,' he said. I must have lookes doubtful at this, because he added, 'I don't lie.' 'You don't lie,' I repeated. 'That's what I said.' 'Ever.' 'Nope.' Sure you don't, I thought. 'Well,' I said. 'That's a good policy. If you can stick to it.' 'I don't have a choice,' he replied. 'Holding stuff in doesn't really work for me. Learned that the hard way'"(109).

Is never lying a good thing or a bad thing??? Does it work to your advantage? Does it work towards others advantages? I think that lying is fine if it's a little white lie, like telling someone that they look pretty because they tried even if they look hideous. However, I may want the truth, so I think it would be to other people's advantage if you never lied. The only problem would be that people's feelings would be easily hurt. I don't think it would be to your advantage because people could find out anything from you and others would never trust you.