Lies Quotes by Chris Pavone

8 Lies quotes by Chris Pavone

Pavone’s eight short reflections read like plot twists, highlighting how lies can turn ordinary moments into suspenseful turns.

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“She glances at each of her three companions, at the protective veneers they’re all wearing, trying to mask the different lies they’ve…

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“Another of her husband’s silent lies.”

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“That was the secret to maintaining lies: not trying to hide them.”

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“People who were too outgoing made her suspicious. She couldn't help but presume that all the loud noise was created to hide…

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“As they’d agreed the night before on their cold balcony, scripting out this dialog, there would be three large lies in this…

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“Maybe he was wondering if they could make it, such liars, together. A marriage based on so many things that were not…

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“It hadn't taken very long to come clean, after so many years of so many lies. It was surprising how undifferent she…

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“For the first time in memory, the silence between them wasn’t filled with layers upon layers of lies.”

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“Back before her life had begun to unravel. Or before she knew it was unraveling.”

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“Circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict. But it’s almost always enough to reveal the truth. Isn’t it?”

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“But when Kate returned home he was gone. Back to the video camera that had recorded her. Back to his unexplainable office. Back to…

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“So she forgave him. And instead she berated herself for her suspicion, for her snooping. For the things she promised herself she wouldn't do,…

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