Power is a trick. It lies where we believe it lies.
More lies, but maybe lies were better than the truth.
The character of a man lies not in his body but in his soul.
There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.
Brendan knew about the truth. In most cases, it was just a matter of deciding whether you wanted to look it in the face or live with the comfort of ignorance and lies. And ignorance and lies were often underrated. Most people Brendan knew couldn't ma...
There were lies, and there were lies. Was a secret a lie? If one wanted to protect another?
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Lies do not lie, truth do, In the times of any act lies lie hidden behind.
True success, true happiness lies in freedom and fulfillment.
Dad got furious when we lied to him. No, Dad got furious then we lied to him.
[first lines] Man: Master Li is here! Master Li is here!
White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion.
The real peril of war lies not in military defeat. It lies in war itself, whether we win or lose.
Because everybody lies. It's part of living in society. Don't get me wrong-I think it's necessary. The last thing anyone wants is to live in a society where total honesty prevails. Can you imagine the conversations? You're short and fat, one person m...
He who lies for you will lie about you.
The art of doing business lies more in paying than in buying.
In our world, that's the way you live your grown-up life: you must constantly rebuild your identity as an adult, the way it's been put together it is wobbly, ephemeral, and fragile, it cloaks despair and, when you're alone in front of the mirror, it ...
Well then," Roen said briskly, "are you sleeping?" "Yes." "Come now. A mother can tell when her son lies. Are you eating?" "No," Brigan said gravely. "I've not eaten in two months. It's a hunger strike to protest the spring flooding in the south." "G...
As soon as we got back I ran upstairs and told everyone the story, thus telling everyone the alarm code, thus breaking one of the Ten Commandments when I lied and said I’d keep the code a secret. As I’ve known for a long, long time now, hell is g...
I know how mirrors work. They're all in league with the cosmetics trade. They tell a woman lies. Drawing her gaze from one imagined flaw to another, until all she sees is a constellation of imperfections. If you could get outside yourself, borrow my ...
Hemingway is overrated, Twain is even more lost at sea, And all truths point to the mouth of a woman, Where both her whispers and her screams, Are born. Pour another glass, Beer, wine, whiskey, I don't care, So long as its wisdom is sharp, And it tel...
