Lying Quotes · Page 152

Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.

— Anton Chekhov

In talking about a genius, you would not say that he lies; he sees realities with different eyes from ours.

— Constantin Stanislavski

Kids, fiction is the truth inside the lie, and the truth of this fiction is simple enough: the magic exists.

— Stephen King

What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of…

— Oscar Wilde

Lies kill love, it's been said. Well, what about frankness, then.

— Abel Hermant

I got a feeling your statements are true but all they add up to is one big lie.

— Vincent Gardenia

Sometimes the most preposterous lies are the most believable.

— Brandon Mull

Though it be honest, it is never good to bring bad news.

— William Shakespeare

“You, my friend, are so good at lying to yourself you're actually starting to believe the bullshit coming out of your mouth”

— Simone Elkeles

It's really hard to foster self-love; it really is. I think a lot of people who claim that they do have a…

— Devin Townsend

Man has no choice but to love. For when he does not, he finds his alternatives lie in loneliness, destruction and despair.

— Leo Buscaglia

The warm sun is failing, the bleak wind is wailing, The bare boughs are sighing, the pale flowers are dying, And the…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

You lie like butter wouldn't melt in your mouth, Edward." He smiled. "I don't lie to you." "Really," I said. The smile…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

Warm summer sun, shine kindly here. Warm southern wind, blow softly here. Green sod above, lie light, lie light. Good night, dear…

— Mark Twain

All stories are lies, but good stories are lies made of light and fire. They lift our hearts out of the dust…

— Mike Carey

Magic is a matter of focusing the disciplined will. But sometimes the will must be abandoned. The secret lies in knowing when…

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

But how he acts, and what he says, and what he does, and who he is, they don't line up anymore, and…

— Brad Barkley

Then just live in coexistence. Live the way all poor husbands are living. Show to the world that your wife is so…

— Rajneesh

In truth, the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits.…

— Og Mandino

My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It…

— Anton Chekhov

We walk up the beach under the stars. And when we are tired of walking, we lie flat on the sand under…

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

If I was to ask you tonight if you were saved? Do you say 'Yes, I am saved'. When? 'Oh so and…

— Leonard Ravenhill

What is evil? What is - where does the evil come from that lies behind someone like Saddam Hussein, or Radovan Karadzic,…

— Mark Danner

If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens, you will end up disappointed. Sometimes there aren’t reasons behind the…

— Adriana Trigiani

All I do is lie, and that has made me immune to compliments.

— David Sedaris

Those nights lying alone are not discontinuous with this cold hectic dawn. It is who I am.

— Anne Carson

Please don't lie to me,unless,you're sure I'll never find out the truth.

— Ashleigh Brilliant

you can tell the deepest truths with the lies of fiction

— Isabel Allende

As important in a trusting relationship as the truths you share are the lies you never have to tell.

— Robert Breault

When to people tell the same lie..." "They are working together," Will finished

— Cassandra Clare

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]

— George Herbert

Truth does not sit in a cave and hide like a lie. It wanders around proudly and roars loudly like a lion.

— Suzy Kassem

There is a rule for fantasy writers: The more truth you mix in with a lie, the stronger it gets.

— Diane Duane

“If lying was an asset, the world would have been full of rich people”

— Thabiso Monkoe

Beneath all the wealth of detail in a geological map lies an elegant, orderly simplicity.

— John Tuzo Wilson

The difficulty lies, not in finding a producer, but in finding a consumer.

— Jean-Baptiste Say

The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.

— Albert Camus

A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on.

— Mark Twain

Most people offer obvious telltale signs when they're lying.

— Christopher Voss

Truth does not lie beyond humanity, but is one of the products of the human mind and feeling.

— D. H. Lawrence