Quotes About Deception

In other words, in order to believe in what we think our nation stands for, we must constantly, every day, in small acts or thoughts and large, deceive ourselves

someone who will manipulate your inner self while holding hers back from you.

When asked What The Novel Does, I tend to answer, 'It tells beautiful, shapely lies which enclose hard, exact truths.

Dovrebbe apparirci ovvio come il tempo per noi non agisca affatto da fissativo, ma piuttosto da solvente. Solo che credere questo non conviene, non serve; non aiuta a tirare avanti; perciò fingiamo di non saperlo.

But he knew that she used to read his diary. So he would deliberately write into it, for a date a few weeks ahead, 'Suicide'. Or, sometimes, 'Marriage

Istorija yra nugal?toj? melas, tik reikia pridurti, jog tai ir nugal?t?j? saviapgaul?.

Nowadays, at the other end of life, I have a rule of thumb about whether or not two people are having an affair: if you think they might be, then they definitely are.

She said I'd poison his mind and make him a fascist. I said she'd poison his body and make him an addict.

Physical beauty is a subject that many skirt around and almost everyone attempts to down-play thereby demonstrating some sound moral stance, but it remains one of the glories of human existence. Of course, there are many people who are attractive without being beautiful just as there are beauties who bore, and the danger of beauty in the very young is that it can make the business of life seem deceptively easy.

Lies are so complicated, she thought. And not for the first time.

Perhaps that is the true definition of pragmatism – an ability to deceive oneself and so turn one's back on principle, law or custom if they stand in the way of what one wants.

For the first time in as long as he can remember, El Capitan is proud of his brother. Damn it, Helmud! Shit! You've been planning to kill me!

Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth.

All this time, you've been lying to me!

Everyone's a liar. Everyone I've ever known.

We think we're so clever. And yet we're always surprised to find ourselves entrapped or made fools of.

Use it all you want. Marry him. He'll never really be yours, and you'll never know it. Or maybe you will.

Now, here's a philosophical dilemma for a vicar … is it a lie if you don't know you're lying? Is it a lie if you're lying to yourself?" "Is it a sin if I tell my cousin to bugger off?

vapidity was an excellent disguise for many qualities.

Perhaps that's its strength. The flexibility. The fragility. Appearances…" He paused. "…are often deceiving.

Nick? I'm still here, Laurant. -Did you tell Tommy we slept together? No, but you just did. He's standing right here. She fell asleep. But this time she didn't have any dreams or nightmare.

Appearances and manners often cloak a black soul.

Christina was so feminine, so dainty, so damned innocent-looking … and she wore a knife strapped to her leg.

Is it a blessing in disguise, or is it just a disguise? And if it's just a disguise, then what is it disguising?