Lying Quotes

8656 quotes by 4266 authors

The secret to getting away with lying, is believing with all your heart. That goes for lying to yourself even more so than lying to… — Elizabeth Bear
The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true. — George R. R. Martin
I soon came to the point where I didn't know whether my smiling face was a lie or not. -Lavi — Katsura Hoshino
My friend Madea has "attitude" that comes with wisdom. Back in our teens and twenties, we thought we knew everything and made all those foolish… — Tyler Perry
There were profound reasons for his attachment to the sea: he loved it because as a hardworking artist he needed rest, needed to escape from… — Thomas Mann
Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions, inside the walls of a hospital... Doubt is like dye. Once is spreads into the fabric of excuses… — Jodi Picoult
If you donâ€™t say what youâ€™re thinking, you end up lying when you really need to speak up. — Banana Yoshimoto
You can't pray a lie -- I found that out. — Mark Twain
Lying's wrong, but when the world spins backwards, a small wrong may be a big right. — David Mitchell
Just as I lay back, she sat up. I sat up, and she flopped back down. Awkward. That was my every move when it came… — Kami Garcia
God, I hate you,â€ she says. â€œSo much. Why do boys think that it will be better to lie and tell a girl how much… — Holly Black
She looks honestly upset, but then, Iâ€™ve learned that I canâ€™t read her. The problem with a really excellent liar is that you have to… — Holly Black
People talk about books that write themselves, and it's a lie. Books don't write themselves. It takes thought and research and backache and notes and… — Neil Gaiman
No, books. She would have maybe twenty going at a time, lying all over our house--on the kitchen table, by her bed, the bathroom, our… — Kami Garcia
As long as we can conjure, who needs anything else? As long as we can agree on the magical lie and be happy, what more… — David Levithan
I donâ€™t smoke, although it looks fantastic in films. But I light matches on those thinking blank nights when I crawl my route out onto… — Daniel Handler
How do you lose a word? Does it vanish into your memory, like an old toy in a cupboard, and lie hidden in the cobwebs… — Amitav Ghosh
He doesnâ€™t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know heâ€™s angry with me. 'Donâ€™t be an idiot,' he says. 'An idiot?' Is… — Veronica Roth
It's so easy to lie. Whatâ€™s even worse is how we cling to those lies. We beg for the illusion so we donâ€™t have to… — Karen Marie Moning
You people are all insane. How I ended up with you, I'll never know." Breeze laughed. "Now, that's a lie, Cett. You know exactly how… — Brandon Sanderson

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