Code Name Verity Truth Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Date.Paragraph) or (Part.Section.Paragraph)

Quote #4

After my fiasco last night, I think they killed her for no reason other than to scare me into confessing that I have lied to them. It is my fault she is dead—one of my worst fears realized.

But I have not lied. (1.25.XI.43.61-62)

The Ormaie Gestapo is at the point where they've finally worked out that Julie has led them down all sorts of false paths. She knows she's lied, and they know she's lied… So why does she insist she hasn't?

Quote #5

But I have told the truth. Isn't that ironic? They sent me because I am so good at telling lies. But I have told the truth. (1.28.XI.43.18)

Three days after Marie's execution, Julie's still insisting that she's told them the truth. However, as Julie admits many times, she's great at lying and pretending.

Quote #6

I have told the truth. (1.28.XI.43.25)

Okay, we get it. This is the phrase Julie chooses to write over and over when she is done with her confession. For all she knows, these will be the last words anyone knows she has said. So why choose these?