Quotes on “lies”

I became good at pretending. I became so good that after a while the lines blurred between my truth and fiction. And sometimes, when I did a really good job of pretending, I even fooled myself.

But you can't make people listen. They have to come round in their own time, wondering what happened and why the world blew up around them. It can't last.

In this treacherous worldNothing is the truth nor a lie.Everything depends on the colorOf the crystal through which one sees it

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.

Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs.

What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?The world would split open.

At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack: Reason and Right

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or burn you to death, depending on how they're used.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

We met less than a week ago and in that time I've done nothing but lie and cheat and betray you. I know. But if you give me a chance...all I want is to protect you. To be near you. For as long as I'm able.

Ronan said, "I'm always straight."Adam replied "Oh, man, that's the biggest lie you've ever told."

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

Because even if the lie is beautiful, the truth is what you face in the end.

In the end, Leck should have stuck to his lies. For it was the truth he almost told that killed him.

Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

The truth is always an insult or a joke, lies are generally tastier. We love them. The nature of lies is to please. Truth has no concern for anyone's comfort