Time Quote by Henning Mankell

“But Doc knew that was the key to successful lying. People judged what other people would do by what they themselves would do. You…

— Elizabeth Bear

“And now, she knew her husband had lied to her. So many years, following him to so many places, and he had repaid her…

— Roxane Gay

“The local police was her brother Martin, the sheriff. Her father was the Assistant Chief of Police. The last thing she was going to…

— Elizabeth Garden

“couldn't tell if the truth looked like a lie, or a lie the truth.”

— Marie Rutkoski

“She lied, sir. She has always lied. I don't think she ever spoke a word of truth. But when she spoke, I believed her.”

— Prosper Mérimée

“The woman whose behavior indicates that she will make a scene if she is told the truth asks to be deceived.”

— Elizabeth Jenkins

“believed she was innocent.”

— K.L. Slater

“A liar doesn't want to think that other people are liars, because then the other people should suspect her of lying too, because she…

— Chris Pavone

“Lies can be wrung out of a witness as easily as truth. Yes, after a few hours with the Enquiry’s . . . instruments,…

— Frances Hardinge

“she had the honesty of someone with nothing to prove.”

— Marcus Sakey

“ANNE: You said you'd keep me in my room until I confessed. I just thought up a good confession and made it as interesting…

— L.M. Montgomery

“Occam’s razor told her that the police were right, but she couldn’t believe it.”

— D.M. Pulley