Con Quotes

270 quotes by 199 authors

Even the longest con was never more than an assortment of moments that were in themselves very very short. — Ally Carter
Un momento con una donna capricciosa vale undici anni di vita noiosa. A single moment with a fiery female is worth eleven years of a… — Sarah MacLean
Oh, Alan Ryves," she said. "You're such a fantastic liar. You are the smoothest con man of them all. — Sarah Rees Brennan
Music and comedy are so linked. The rhythm of comedy is conÂnected to the rhythm of music. Theyâ€™re both about creating tension and knowing when… — Conan O'Brien
A true poet is more than just a man who can write a poem with a pen. A true poet writes poetry with his very… — Eric Ludy
For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything. — Holly Black
She canâ€™t help it. She loves the con. I tell myself Iâ€™m not like her, but I have to admit I love it too. — Holly Black
You called me a natural con artist and asked me what other secrets I was hiding. I didn't answer because I already knew, in some… — Megan McCafferty
How carelessly imperial power vivisected ancient civilizations. Palestine and Kashmir are imperial Britain's festering, blood-drenched gifts to the modem world. Both are fault lines in… — Arundhati Roy
Like a stage magician, the con artist misdirects suspicion. While everyoneâ€™s watching for him to pull a rabbit out of a hat, heâ€™s actually sawing… — Holly Black
Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool. — Mark Twain
You can con God and get away with it, Granny said, if you do so with charm and wit. If you live your life with… — Dean Koontz
Que sigue pagando el otono con tanto dinero amarillo? What does autumn go on paying for with so much yellow money? — Pablo Neruda
So far Iâ€™m not seeing a lot of difference between me and a carnival con-man. — Richelle Mead
Phooey, I say, on all white-shoe college boys who edit their campus literary magazines. Give me an honest con man any day. — J D Salinger
You set me up," I say. "One big con. You can't blame me because I turned out not to be gullible enough. You can't blame… — Holly Black
But the downside of being con artist is that it very hard to con. Even if the lies you tell are to yourself. — Ally Carter
At the end of the day I have many answers for it. It has to do with my mom, who was an extraordinary woman, and… — Joss Whedon
Wow. Clearly, I need to find myself an ex-con. Since prison is probably the only place in this city I havenâ€™t looked for Mr. Right… — Julie James
The most important thing for any con artist is never to think like a mark. Marks think they can get something for nothing. Marks think… — Holly Black

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