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The shortest distance between two points, and the longest distance between you and the truth.
means Lines are continuous one-dimensional marks or paths, but also rehearsed words, queues, boundaries, and persuasive nonsense.
from From Latin linea, a flaxen thread or string, since the first straight edge anyone trusted was a taut piece of linen.
GeometryA line has length but officially zero width.
TheaterForgetting them is every actor's nightmare.
Pickup varietySmooth talkers deliver them, skeptics dodge them.
Etymology twistLinen and lines share the same flax root.