It may be worthwhile, too, to look at the character who says this. According to a number of sources, Dill is a stand-in for Truman Capote. In my (admittedly limited) understanding of Capote, he seems to cultivate a aesthete-like standard of conduct. Like Oscar Wilde before him, he can present half-serious quips such as the one you've quoted.
See. for example, a previous discussion of Dill's lies.
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