Quotes About Deception

It's almost impossible for anybody to believe that they're not loved by someone they believe they love. But honey, I love nobody.

What's talent but the ability to get away with something?

Now, Stuart, as you will discover if you have not done so already, believes that the principal raison d'etre of food is to conceal from public view the hideous pattern on the plate beneath.

Women scheme when they are weak, they lie out of fear. Men scheme when they are strong, they lie out of arrogance.

Todd did a double take: "Wait a minute—Alternative facts? … Four of the five facts he uttered were just not true. Look, alternative facts are not facts. They're falsehoods.

Julian Hawthorne

People believe what they want to believe. Even if it isn't true.

Adam offered a car key. 'Take my little red Honda. It's parked out front. When you finish with it, just tell it to go home. Don't be deceived by its modest appearance. It's fully shielded and equipped with enough gadgetry to tempt the ghost of James Bond.' 'Can it makes a vente triple-shot no-foam latte?' 'In a New York minute.' Ef took the key, kissed it, and headed for the front door.

All betrayal starts with betrayal of the self.

Vanity in a newspaper man is like perfume on a whore; they use it to fend off a dark whiff of themselves.

As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion.

She knows that whispers can be useful. Sometimes they contain real information. But usually they're fairy tales and lies. This is the worst kind of whisper, the kind that draws you in, gives you hope.

One of Satan's most seductive traps is convincing us that we cannot do what we will not do.

Strange, how death had a way of turning a table upside down in an instant. It swept away all the dust that covered treasures, blew the fog from one's view, knocked away facades.

It makes me think about how Alan behaved over the past few years. How he kept so much hidden from me. I can see now how it was possible, and I don't like how that makes me feel.

Puck's eyes gleamed, feral and menacing. Oh, I don't know, princess. Maybe it was because I was stupid enough to care about you. Maybe I actually thought I had a chance. Silly me, thinking that one little kiss meant anything to you.

Ah." Puck's emerald eyes sparkled with glee. And so they come crawling back for Puck's help after all. Tsk tsk." He shook his head and took another bite of the apple. How easy it is to forget grudges when someone has something you need.

Of course you're sorry. The first words out of the mouths of men who are caught doing something they're only too happy to continue until they're caught.

The sad truth is, they should never trust me.

What you see, isn't always what you get

Because no one can be trusted.

I throw him two bones: a smile and a nod. Both lies.

I hated lying, though. That's probably why I was so bad at it.

You can betray someone with a word or an action. You can betray them with silence or inaction too. And in betraying that one person, you can betray a whole world.