Truman Capote's Excessive Lying Truman Capote once said, "I don't care what anybody says about me, as long as it isn't true" (Creative). Surely enough, Capote himself kept true to this statement throughout his life. According to Johnny Carson's ex-wife, Joanne Carson, whom Capote lived with near the end of his life, Capote would take her on imaginary trips to Paris, China, or Spain while in her front yard (Plimpton 422). But on a more serious note, Carson claims that Capote would lie about the
Why does a person lie? What factors cause a person to become a compulsive liar or a pathological liar? When a person lies to you or to other constantly, do you ever wonder what causes them to do so? Instead of taking it personally, this research will point out the reasons as to why compulsive liars come to be who they are. Many compulsive liars use dishonesty as a mean of self-protection against physical or emotional threat. Some lie to create a false fantasy or a false self-esteem to escape tragedies