Quotes About Deception

You only break out the good stuff when you want something. Usually something that includes blood, death, and/or mayhem.

Even paradise had its serpent.

Liars lie to others and they lie to themselves without even the concept of lying arising in their minds because this concept doesn't exist for them. There is no judgment, remorse, guilt, worry, or condemnation because lying is not a right or wrong thing. It just is. An axiomatic "Given." To

Ah, lips that say one thing, while the heart thinks another

A country whose population gets its living by cheating is a bad country.

The Dimensional box concept is used to entrap us, never believe that these are real or will ever be in reality.

The Dimensional box concept is used to entrap us, never believe they are real.

I think he wants to use you to get to me, because I'm hard to corner." Devlin picked up her suitcase. "Maybe if he figures if he threatens you, I'd walk into a trap bare-ass naked with my hands up." "And would you do that?" she asked, already knowing the answer. "In a minute and with a smile on my face.

A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies.

The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth.

A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.

The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even murder with the truth.

The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, for the truth.

The moral high ground to which I aspired had turned into a slippery slope.

She was so steeped in wickedness that she promulgated laws permitting others to act as she herself did, in order to annul the stigma that would otherwise have been attached to her.

Sycophants, therefore, can dance attendance on the Many as easily and as mischievously as on the One.

Be grateful that you only see the outward man. Be grateful that you never see the passions, the hatreds, the jealousies, the malice, the sicknesses... Be grateful you rarely see the frightening truth in people.

Make it a human war,' she said fiercely. 'You're the first not to be deceived by my looks. Oh God! The boredom of the chivalrous knights and their milk-maid passion for the fairy tale princess. But I'm not like that ... inside. I'm not. I'm not. Never. Make it a savage war between us. Don't win me ... destroy me!

Elle aurait aimé, si l'orgueil Pareil à la lampe inutile Qu'on allume près d'un cercueil, N'eût veillé sur son coeur stérile. Elle est morte, et n'a point vécu. Elle faisait semblant de vivre. De ses mains est tombé le livre, Dans lequel elle n'a rien lu.

he, that same man, after having abandoned her, finds her after a night of orgie, pale and leaden, forever lost, with hunger on her lips and prostitution in her heart.

L'amour était traité comme la gloire et la religion : c'était une illusion ancienne. (P 10)

Political speeches are like steer horns. A point here, a point there, and a lot of bull in between.

The political spin in Washington is revolting, just revolting. It's a callous political game.

Washington's a dangerous place.