Anyone who claims to be good at lying is obviously bad at lying. Thus - as a writer myself - I cannot comment on whether or not writers are exceptionally good liars, because whatever I said would actually mean its complete opposite.
On good days, I can see the inherent goodness in people, and that human beings have a high capacity to learn and adapt. But things like the environment, nuclear weapons and ideas like peak oil - if you think about them too much, they can really freak...
[refusing Cal's gift of money] Adam Trask: If you want to give me a present, give me a good life. That's something I can value.
Mary: Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders. [they click glasses] Mary: Nietzsche. Beyond Good and Evil. Found it in my Bartlett's.
Joel Weinstock: [to the Chemist] Thank you, Howard. Take what's left there with you and good night. Ah-ah... not that one. The little one.
Kaffee: Oh, hah, I'm sorry, I keep forgetting. You were sick the day they taught law at law school.
Col. Jessep: Take caution in your tone, Commander. I'm a fair guy, but this fucking heat is making me absolutely crazy.
Galloway: Tell your friend not to get cute down there, the Marines at Gitmo are fanatical. Lt. Weinberg: Fanatical about what? Galloway: About being Marines.
Lt. Kendrick: Private Santiago is dead, and that is a tragedy. But he is dead because he had no code. He is dead because he had no honor, and God was watching.
Kaffee: You're Aunt Ginny? Aunt Ginny Miller: Uh-huh. Kaffee: I'm sorry, I was expecting someone older. Aunt Ginny Miller: So was I.
[upon first meeting] Galloway: You're the attorney division assigned? Kaffee: I'm lead counsel, and this is Sam Weinberg. Lt. Weinberg: I have no responsibilities here whatsoever.
Galloway: Are you planning on doing any investigating, or are you just gonna take the guided tour? Kaffee: I'm pacing myself.
Kaffee: [just seconds before the trial starts] Last chance. I'll flip you for it. Bailiff: All rise. Capt. Ross: Too late.
Kaffee: Commander, from what I understand, if this thing goes to court, they won't need a lawyer, they'll need a priest. Galloway: No, they'll need a lawyer.
Melvin Udall: I can't get back to my old life. She's evicted me from my life! Simon Bishop: Did you really like it all that much?
Simon Bishop: Rot in hell, Melvin! Melvin Udall: No need to stop being a lady. Quit worryin! You'll be back on your knees in no time!
Carol Connelly: Come on in, and try not to ruin everything by being you. Melvin Udall: Maybe we could live *without* the wisecracks. Carol Connelly: Maybe we could.
Carol Connelly: Do you want to dance? Melvin Udall: I've been thinking about that for a while. Carol Connelly: [standing up] Well? Melvin Udall: No.
Carol Connelly: [to Dr. Bettes, Spencer's wonderful new doctor] Can we get you anything else? Water, coffee, couple of female slaves?
Melvin Udall: [finishing his latest romance novel] "'You saved my life,' she said... 'You'd better make it up to me.'"
Melvin Udall: [after telling Carol that he thinks she's the greatest woman on Earth] Is that something that's bad for you to be around, for you? Carol Connelly: No.
