Time Quote by Harper Lee

“It's a lie that matches his desire.”

— Naomi Novik

“A lie is not so bad if it is kindly meant. If only she believed them...”

— George R.R. Martin

“People are so complex. They want to hear the truth, but they want you to lie to them.”

— Kelsey Sutton

“You can habitually lie to me, but in the long term it is probably not going to go well for you.”

— Steven Magee

“I don't know what to say," she said, after a pause. "I don't want to tell you a lie, and I don't know the…

— Kimberly Brubaker-Bradley

“I wish that I did not have to tell him this lie, when he knows more of my truth than anyone else in the…

— Ally Condie

“It was difficult to tell them the truth when a lie would have been so much easier for them to understand.”

— Philip Pullman

“It felt uncomfortable to lie to someone who was being kind. She hadn't known a lie could have a physical weight.”

— Anne Bishop

“I would give anything to lie with you again,” he said.”

— Charlaine Harris

“You must be honest. If you cannot tell yourself what you want, you will never get it.”

— DeAnna Cameron

“It was true—but it was harsh. And it feels like maybe a harsh truth can be as hurtful as a lie.”

— Ryan Galloway

“She said that in writing anything, you must be perfectly honest.”

— Lesley Choyce