“Relationships are often transactional, except of course we want to wallow in self-deception.” — John Joclebs Bassey Copy Share Image
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
“You have a choice," she told the class. "The whorish emptiness of lies or the straightlaced horrors of truth.” — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
Life is a system of half-truths and lies, Opportunistic, convenient evasion. — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
A lie will easily get you out of a scrape, and yet, strangely and beautifully, repute possesses you when you have taken… — Charles Edward Montague Copy Share Image
Truths ... are too often considered as so true, that they lose all the power of truth, and lie bed-ridden in the… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
“Please remember always... In a contest between the Truth and lies; Truth will always win. Truth is Eternal; and connected to Forever.… — Leland Lewis Copy Share Image
“I don't mind being called a liar. I am. I am a marvelous liar. But I hate being called a liar when… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“What is better: uncomfortable truth or comfortable lies? Every truth is a kindness, even if it makes others uncomfortable. Every untruth is… — Glennon Doyle Copy Share Image
“A story is not always a lie," said Tristan. "Some stories are truer than truth." Truer than truth? That sounded like something… — Mette Ivie Harrison Copy Share Image
If a lie is only printed often enough, it becomes a quasi-truth, and if such a truth is repeated often enough, it… — Isa Blagden Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wonder if anything is absolute anymore. Is there still right and wrong, good and bad, truth and lies? Or is… — Lucas Scott Copy Share Image
“Love Untamed, unbridled, unfair Timeless, ageless, never painless Selfish, selfless, righteous n’ wicked Lingers on and on It weeps; it laughs, it… — Jason Versey Copy Share Image
“Actually I think it’s the left eye that sees the truth,” he added. “It sees everything distorted and deformed. Which in fact… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“Finally, I formulate and say a little prayer to God, and since we haven’t officially spoken since my mom and Elliott died… — Katherine Owen Copy Share Image
“Objective truth is difficult to come by, and even if you have it, what you can pass on to the next person… — Daniel Abraham Copy Share Image
Donald Trump doesn't have significant tells when he's lying because truth and lies to him are kind of homogenized. He's such a… — Daniel Negreanu Copy Share Image
“Pudge/Colonel: "I am sorry that I have not talked to you before. I am not staying for graduation. I leave for Japan… — John Green Copy Share Image
“What is the nature of the border between truth and lies? It is permeable and blurred because it is planted thick with… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Much truth is spoken, that more may be concealed. — Charles Darling, 1st Baron Darling Copy Share Image
