[characterization ramble] I think a really hard character trait to really really nail is a character who constantly lies

Like, at some point, you want to give the audience satisfaction by revealing the truth

But that also takes some of the mystery away from someone who layers themselves in falsehood

I think a lot about Garak from Deep Space Nine

Who gives three different versions of his backstory in the episode that's supposed to "explain" him

And all of them prove to be false

Bashir: Of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?
Garak: My dear Doctor, they're all true.

Bashir: Even the lies?

Garak: Especially the lies.

the easiest way to do it is jedi style, yes

have bits of truth in each lie, meaning that for someone to truly understand all they have to do is put the puzzle together from these ten puzzles you've upended all over the table