Quotes About Deception

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.

You can fool some of the people some of the time -- and that's enough to make a decent living.

Cordone, delighted with himself for swindling the gullible Indians out of a fortune in pearls, stood at the railing of his ship smiling down at the pursuers. He was about to order his soldiers to fire upon the Indians when he was struck in the chest by an arrow. He dropped to the deck.

History is lies agreed upon

They will let you have dope Because they are quite willing To drug you or kill you. They will let you have babies Because they are quite willing To pauperize you-- Or use your kids as labor boys For army, air force, or uranium mine. They will let you have alcohol To make you sodden and drunk And foolish. They will gleefully let you Kill your damn self any way you choose With liquor, drugs, or whatever.

Selling bullshit to a guy who peddled it for a living was no easy task. – Dylan

The truth gets uglier the longer you try to hold it down.

Would have gone to him, if Gavin Sloane hadn't double-crossed his and his gang of scarab-tattooed thugs.

You can shovel your bullshit however deep you want it, but in the end, it's still bullshit.

Let a woman too close, and while she sucked your cock, she sucked your brains and manhood right out of you, too.

Lore? Tell me what Sin said about you being tortured wasn't true,' He didn't look at her as he moved toward the bathroom. 'It wasn't true.' 'You're lying.' 'You told me to.

I could say I think coulds are pretty, and you'd say they're only pretty to demons.

Harvester might have a halo, but dear, sweet Lord, she was no angel in the sack. Awesome.

He watched her through narrowed eyes. Maybe he wasn't as stupid as she'd thought. He was good-looking, though . . . chin-length brown hair, full lips, five-o'clock shadow. Maybe she'd do him while she fed from him. Shade wasn't always available for a rendezvous in the hospital's supply closet, and Wraith acted as if she had a disease

That last part wasn't true, and he sort of knew it, but if you can't lie to yourself, who can you lie to?

Americans in any century can be too inclined to accept consultant-crafted images of flesh-and-blood people.

Spiritual urban legends aren't just harmless misunderstandings. They're spiritually dangerous errors that will eventually bring heartache and disillusionment to all who trust in them.

Nature is Satan's church.

We elevate those who say right but mean wrong, and mock those who say wrong but mean right.

You know how it is. Someone pretends to love you, and you give too much away.

I am a trained professional liar. Do not read me as a textbook.

Que no me venga ahora de amiguito, que lo veo venir. Cuando el tiburón sonríe, enseña todos los dientes.

Tened fe, mi buen amigo, y recordad que las cosas no son siempre lo que aparentan.