114 quotes found
“People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. What Ive learned is that a lie is an act of self-abdication, because one surrenders ones reality to the person to whom one lies, making tha...”
“Before you enbark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
“Maybe I could dole out the truth in tiny pieces that, once assembled, would make a picture that resembled a reality in which I hadnt done anything wrong.”
“What harm does lying cause? One loses peoples trust. And once one loses trust, he becomes worthless.”
“Es gibt immer einen Punkt dabei, wo man nicht mehr wei, ob man lgt oder ob das, was man erfunden hat, wahrer ist als man selber.”
“Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.”
“There was a distinction between lying and telling half-truths, but it was a very narrow one.”
“I am a trained professional liar. Do not read me as a textbook.”
“To lie is always a necessity for women; above all when they choose to deceive, falsehood becomes vital to them.”
“Over time, any deception destroys intimacy, and without intimacy couples cannot have true and lasting love.”
“The girl was grateful to the young man for every bit of flattery; she wanted to linger for a moment in its warmth and so she said, 'You're very good at lying.''Do I look like a liar?''You look like...”
“Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of regard”
“We accept too damned many things on the explanations of people who could have good reasons for lying.”
“...the truth was more powerful than a lie could ever be (Eric)”
“More fundamentally, I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are there. In the end, as...”
“Interesting, but she could see that the boy didn't have a single lie in him. A very rare condition, especially for the male of the species.”
“The foundation of morality to have done, once and for all, with lying.”
“Those who are capable of tyranny are capable of perjury to sustain it.”
“I'd never undetstood how Hana Could lie so often and easily. But just like anyhting else, lying becomes easier the more you do it.”
“But mothers lie. It's in the job description.”
