Deception Quote by Henry James

“She lost her illusions in the collapse of her sympathies.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“She knew when she was being deceived and she couldn't imagine she'd become so confused about reality that she would lose her life or…

— Stephanie Garber

“But then she often felt like this lately. The world seemed full of transparent frauds that only she could see through. She was forever…

— Jude Morgan

“He missed her, a longing that tore deep into him. He resented her He wondered endlessly what might have happened. He changed, curled more…

— Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

“It distressed him seeing her so upset. And his distress over her distress distressed him even more. Which made no sense being that she…

— Leigh LaValle

“She knows she's deceiving herself about that, but she prefers to deceive herself. She desperately needs to believe such pure joy is still possible.”

— Margaret Atwood

“He didn't lie he just gave her false hopes~”

— Tanya Gambhir

“He, who thought it necessary to maintain himself in her good graces, strove to console her under her disappointment by committing a little violence…

— Matthew Lewis

“The subjects of her talk didn't matter; he knew what she was really saying. Helpless and gentle, small and tired and anxious to please,…

— Richard Yates

“She released a small sigh at her own stubbornness. There was no greater fool than a woman who looked at a man and saw…

— Victoria Lynne

“If anything defeated her, it would be her own mind and self-doubt.”

— Cat Johnson

“She fought the urge to look away, to hide her own eyes. Struggled against the long-ingrained habit of disguising her own lies, now that…

— Chris Pavone