Quotes About Manipulation

Kill her for me, she said in that whiny little-girl voice. Diego took a step toward me, wearing an expression that told me he was only too happy to oblige his lady love. Oh, what? I said. I wasn't even scared. I didn't care anymore. The numbness in my heart had pretty much taken over my whole body. You always do what she tells you? You know, we have a word for that now. It's called being whipped.

The first thing we did was change all the clocks so that her siblings thought it was bedtime, then put them to bed ignoring their plaintive protests that they were not tired. They wept themselves to sleep soon enough.

A lot of stuff, I've noticed, gets manipulated by writers when it's shown on television—even so-called reality television—and makes us think we're supposed to think and act and look certain ways, when the true reality is totally the opposite. Often there's no "right way" to look or think or act, but because we've been so conditioned by the media to think so, we actually mistrust our own better judgment.

I whirled around. "It wasn't just a kiss," I said. I was getting really mad. "Maybe that's how you wanted it to look, like it was just a kiss. But you and I both know what it really was: A media event. And one that you've been planning since you saw me in the Post. Well, thank you, Josh, but I can get my own publicity. I don't need you.

My life is a convoluted web of lies.

That was the thing about Will Price, though: those good looks of his were deceptive. They'd managed to fool many, many people into thinking he was a sweet guy—a guy like the heroes he wrote about in his books, who lived only to adore and worship women . . . until he killed them off in some tragic freak accident, leaving the heroine brokenhearted but "stronger for having known what real love was." Barf.

God save us from people who think they know what's best for us.

Intimidation was a drug. But control was an illusion.

From shadow queen to puppet queen in one rule, he whispered. That's very impressive. When he rules your country and he tells you he loves you, I hope you believe him. He anticipated her blow and leaned back. Her hand only brushed his cheek in an entirely unsatisfying manner. At least that's one lie I didn't tell you.

Anyone who can steal the king's seal ring can manage the locks on his record room.

He waved at his attendants. I dragged them like a ball and chain all the way across the palace and back. If sterner measures are called for, we can find a larger ball and chain. The queen turned and disappeared into the partment. Oh, dear, Eugenides muttered as he followed...The queen's sterner measures, dispensed by the Eddisian Ambassador, arrived before dawn.

The gossip will carry to Attolian spies, who will report to Relius, Attolia's master of spies, and he will carry the news to her. Her secretary of the archives, murmured the magus. Hmm? asked the queen. Secretary of the archives, Relius. Master of spies is so- Accurate? Overtly direct, said the magus. Eddis laughed.

Megan Whalen Turner

Your Majesty, what I am saying is that I have never seen him driven, and rarely led either. However, if you were to twist him around your finger and could conceivably grind him under your heel in the process, you have to know that I would be eternally grateful. I would die a happy man.

Perhaps you can bring out better in them? Eugenides shook his head. I pulled the carpet out from under them very thoroughly. They will not cross me, but they won't love me, either. I am not Eddis. People do not hand me their hearts. Sounis wondered. He would have given Eugenides his heart on a toothpick, if asked. He remembered Ion's obvious wince at being rated somewhat less significant to Gen than his boots.

The Attolians liked to point out with a snicker that there was no sign anywhere of the king's hand at work.

The king's attendants remained, digesting the fact that their helpless, inept king had promised his wife to destroy the house of Erondites in six months and had done it in ninety-eight days.

I'm sure Gen has a plan," Sounis said as he held Eddis in place. "If that doesn't frighten you, it should," said Eddis, glowering.

Your Majesty! Hilarion was close to begging. Everyone is waiting. Tell them I died. Your Majesty... Died, Hilarion. In the night, peacefully. Why would I do that? Because then you could all go away and leave me alone.

Lying is just letting people believe what they want to be true.

you're the liar - Mimi Force

Wearing a mask of obedience before royalty as they pulled the strings of the puppet monarchs.

I've never said it to his face, but sometimes he can be a little controlling. He tries to tell me what to wear, how to do my hair, that I'm too loud sometimes.

There were still too many people who were afraid of a technology that eluded them, still more who would never have access and resented and feared it in equal measures. Mobilize those groups just once, find a demagogue-and there always were demagogues-and the nets would find themselves destroyed.