Quotes About Deception

What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence," returned my companion, bitterly. "The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done?

Ya sabe que el prestidigitador desmerece en cuanto explica su truco; si yo le muestro a usted una parte excesiva de mis métodos de trabajo llegará a la conclusión de que, a fin de cuentas, soy un personaje corriente.

Nada resulta más engañoso que un hecho evidente», Sherlock Holmes.

He slipped an emerald snake ring from his finger and held it out upon the palm of his hand. "Your Majesty has something which I should value even more highly," said Holmes.

You threatened to tell his girlfriend he'd been involved with you? (Hunter) No, I threatened to tell Brittany he made a pass at me if he didn't help. He's a slimeball I wouldn't let touch my dead philodendron. (Abbie)

Think Snake Plissken. You know…Escape From New York? You do this job, and if you don't fuck it up, we let you live. (Joe) Yeah, I've seen that movie. At the end they try to kill him anyway. (Steele) Good, then you're already acquainted with our methods. Saves me a lot of training time and you a low of surprises. (Joe)

We all make mistakes. It's part of growing. The trick isn't to be perfect. It's to find a place of solace in the mind so that it doesn't cane you for trusting the wrong person or following after the wrong dream. All of us fall victim to harmful guile at some point.

These were encrypted. They'll think they're absolutely safe. (Andre) 'Yeah, and he was three feet tall and green.' (Steele)

I always knew you were hiding something from me. I was just never sure what. Funny, I used to think it was another woman you loved, not a lunatic brother. Catherine says to Micheal.

Many a woman has been fooled by a persuasive man on his best behavior," Greta said. "Some of them do have good in them. Some are bad right down to the bone.

spending so much time with people who are willing to lie, steal, or worse in order to get what they want that I start accepting that as the normal course of events.

I spent nine years living in a graveyard of dead dreams, pretending it was Cinderella's castle. If that's not sad enough to cry over, I don't know what is.

I really think I shall commence chapter forty-four, he said, patting his hands together. I shall commence, I think, with a slight exaggeration and go on from there into an outright lie. Constance, my dear? Yes, Uncle Julian? I am going to say that my wife was a beautiful woman.

I shall commence, I think, with a slight exaggeration and go on from there into an outright lie.

Remember, Natalie, your enemies will always come from the same place your friends do.

Some rose petals are poisonous.

the false glorious promises of spring were everywhere, showing oddly through the village grime.

Sie schamloser Graubart«, sagte Luke. »Da opfern Sie mich für eine Tasse Kaffee!

Someday, she said evilly, rubbing her hands against her eyes, I am going to get my eyes open all the time and then I will eat you and Lizzie both.

There's no denying, for instance, that my clever Julia is a fool and my lovely Arabella is a—    Flirt, Mrs. Halloran said.    Well, I was going to say tart, but it's your house, after all.

She was watching Aunt Morgen carefully, looking at the big earnest ugly face and the false little smile and the mouth still a little open, and she thought, people shouldn't ever look closely at one another, they're not like pictures.

I weep to think of all the tricks you've played on me since I've had you for a husband …and now, as if all that weren't enough, you decide to become a circus clown. A penny-a-liner! And to think there are even worse fools than you who will pay to read what you write!

He has let her in not because he genuinely loved her, but only because she played so well into his preconceived fantasies.

Never let a friendly fox into your hen-house. One day he's going to get hungry.