Quotes About Deception

People lie for many reasons: to save themselves, to get out of trouble, to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Manipulators lie to get what they want. Narcissists lie to make themselves seem grand to others and themselves. Recovering alcoholics lie to safeguard their tattered reputations. And those who love us most lie to us most of all, because life is a bumpy ride and they want to smooth it out as much as possible.

And just to be crystal clear," Elara said. "This marriage is in name only." "Sweetheart, you couldn't pay me enough." Pink touched her tan cheeks. "If you betray us, I'll make you suffer." "We haven't even married yet, and I'm suffering already." "We have that in common," she snapped.

problem with honesty was that it gave your opponent ammunition to use against you.

My father knew he was a bastard. He was the venomous serpent in a bed of roses. Apparently, he didn't just acknowledge that fact, he beat people over the head with it. All that was missing was a neon sign that read EVIL AND CONFLICTED ABOUT IT with a flashing arrow pointing at his head.

People lie for many reasons: to save themselves, to get out of trouble, to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Manipulators lie to get what they want. Narcissists lie to make themselves seem grand to others and themselves. Recovering alcoholics lie to safeguard their tattered reputations. And those who love us most lie to us most of all, because life is a bumpy ride and they want to smooth it out as much as possible. John

Unfortunately, no matter how well you hide, sooner or later your big secret will bite you in the behind, and you might find yourself standing on a telephone pole, not sure why or how you got there, while the neighborhood pretends not to hear your piercing screeches.

We smiled at each other. Ms. Vigue was doing her best to appear approachable, while I did my best to appear harmless. We were both lying as hard as we could.

Sometimes, when you crave certain feelings, you'll trick yourself into thinking the other person is something other than what he appears.

Ramona laughed. It sounded like a promise of murder.

hated casinos. The lure of easy money brought out the worst in people. The air smelled of greed, disappointment, and desperation.

I apologize, Kinswoman Adler." Ramona drew back. "This morning taught me many things I didn't know. I learned that my wife is cheating on me. I learned that she stole our research. I learned that foreign troops have targeted my family, and that my lifelong enemy is the only person capable of helping me. It requires an adjustment.

He'd thrown his arm in front of her to shield her from the crash. What a dirty move. That bastard.

The problem with honesty was that it gave your opponent ammunition to use against you.

You can't smelt happiness out of a lie. The world doesn't work that way.

I had learned that life was a vicious bitch and people were complicated. They lied to themselves.

Every convincing lie had some truth to it.

I could do the punching. Punching was easy. It was the clever banter and dealing in convoluted half-truths and almost-lies that made me want to jump out of my skin.

It was a lie. A betrayal so deep, it cracked something vital inside me and now I was full of rage.

Derek leaned forward, menace rolling off him in a heavy wave. "You let her think you were dead. She saved you.

It is the Land of Truth (enchanted name!), surrounded by a wide and stormy ocean, the true home of illusion, where many a fog bank and ice, that soon melts away, tempt us to believe in new lands, while constantly deceiving the adventurous mariner with vain hopes, and involving him in adventures which he can never leave, yet never bring to an end.

Innocence is a splendid thing, only it has the misfortune not to keep very well and to be easily misled.

By a lie a man throws away, and as it were, annihilates his dignity as a man.

May God protect us especially from our friends, for we shall manage to watch out for our enemies ourselves.

Things which we see are not by themselves what we see.