Quotes About Deception

effects could be catastrophic. If Caudicus heard

Everything said, you couldn't hope for a nicer day to have a half dozen ex-soldiers with hunting bows relieve you of everything you owned.

I just don't understand what you see in her," Sim said carefully. "I know she's charming. Fascinating and all of that. But she seems rather," he hesitated, "cruel." I nodded. "She is.

I care nothing for your intentions, E'lir Kvothe, deceived or otherwise. All that matters is the reality of your actions. Your hand held the fire. Yours is the blame. That is the lesson all adults must learn.

Mis habitaciones eran tan agradables que tardé casi un día entero en darme cuenta de cuánto las odiaba.

Tutte le storie sono vere» disse Skarpi. «Ma questa è accaduta davvero, se è questo ciò che intendi.» Bevve lentamente un altro sorso, poi sorrise di nuovo, i suoi occhi vivaci che danzavano. «Più o meno. Devi essere un po' bugiardo per raccontare una storia nel modo giusto. Troppa verità confonde i fatti. Troppa onestà ti fa sembrare falso.

clever, thoughtless person is one of the most terrifying things there is.

En resumen, una buena historia. Y si bien no era del todo cierta… bueno, al menos contenía parte de verdad. Diré, en mi defensa, que habría podido prescindir por completo de la verdad y haberles contado una historia mucho mejor. Las mentiras son más fáciles, y casi siempre tienen más sentido.

I'd been right before. Ambrose wasn't half the bastard I thought he was. He was ten times the bastard.

You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere

I learned that the best way to stay safe is to let your enemy's think you cant be hurt".

but in my opinion if you have a secret compartment in your lute case and don't use it to hide things, there is something terribly, terribly wrong with you.

More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.

how thin the line is between the truth and a compelling lie. Between history and an entertaining story.

I don't mind being called a liar. I am. I am a marvelous liar. But I hate being called a liar when I'm telling the perfect truth. Regardless

I simply gave her my most charming smile. I'd already told her the truth of things: I was no gentleman. I was a thief.

Para qué voy a llevar un puñal? —replicó ella—. Soy una dulce y delicada flor, ¿no? Una mujer que se pasea exhibiendo un puñal solo busca problemas. —Metió una mano en un bolsillo y sacó un largo y delgado trozo de metal con uno de los bordes reluciente—. Sin embargo, una mujer que esconde un puñal está preparada por si surgen problemas. En general, es más cómodo aparentar que eres inofensiva. Menos problemático.

Wilem tapped Simmon's shoulder. "He's telling the truth." Simmon glanced over at him. "Why do you say that?" "He sounds more sincere than that when he lies.

lo delgada que es la línea que separa la verdad de una mentira convincente. La línea que separa la historia de un relato entretenido.

Demasiada sinceridad te hace parecer falso.

You people are easily confused by the look of things.

how thin the line is between the truth and a compelling lie. Between history and an entertaining story." Chronicler gave his words a minute to sink in. "You know which will win, given time.

if you have a secret compartment in your lute case and don't use it to hide things, there is something terribly, terribly wrong with you.

No me importa que me llamen mentiroso. Lo soy. Soy un mentiroso extraordinario. Pero no soporto que me llamen mentiroso cuando estoy diciendo la verdad.