Quotes of: Being-lied-to Keyword

Right, except I'm not going to lie to my mom, because what kind of bastard lies to his own mother?

An Abundance of Katherines

The gates of hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way: But to return, and view the cheerful skies, In this the task and mighty labor lies.

The Aeneid

While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.

Anthills of the Savannah

In Paris, everything's for sale: wise virgins, foolish virgins, truth and lies, tears and smiles.

The Attack on the Mill and Other Stories

The secret is not to think, we think in words. And what lies beyond the reality we see is a truth that words can't contain, the secret is to feel.

The Husband

A wise man once said the fact that everyone lies is a universal truth, the only variable is about what.

Happy Valentine's Slay

The life of a poet lies not merely in the finite language-dance of expression but in the nearly infinite combinations of perception and memory combined with the sensitivity to what is perceived and remembered.

Hyperion

Everything we care about lies somewhere in the middle, where pattern and randomness interlace.

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

Words are the wellspring of the world, and language is the most powerful weapon in the ancient and still unfolding war between truth and lies.

Innocence

The truth doesn't always set you free; people prefer to believe prettier, neatley wrapped lies

Keeping Faith

I'm sixty-nine years old, and I have no plans to run for reelection. Do you think I give a damn?

The King of Lies

My grief lies all within; and these external manner of laments are merely shadows of the unseen grief that swells with silence in the tortur'd soul.

Richard II

There are lies in tears. The ones we weep most loudly are usually for ourselves, yet how easily we can pass them off as grief.

Recipes for a Perfect Marriage

I never see the color of a person. I never notice the color of their eyes. But the thing that always gets my attention. Is when the spout out lies

Return to Stantasyland

Did you forget who I am? Finding out the lies of men is my specialty." -Vashti

Soulphisticated Ladies: Episode 1

Here lies the body of Colonel Cornell’s. The rest of the fellow, I fancy, in hell is.

The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack

Freedom is the most sophisticated form of control. The best lies use the truth.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

It seemed there was no end at all to the lies a person could tell, once she got started.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

You’ve always got me” “Always?” “Didn’t I just say so?” “Yes” “Am I liar? “ “No.” I lied.

Mister B. Gone

...home lies in the things you carry with you everywhere and not the ones that tie you down.

The Man Within My Head

The best lies are always flavoured with the truth but if the substance is rotten, it will stink no matter how much you try to disguise it.

The Mangle Street Murders