#Deception

"Betrayal and dishonor is usually an inside job. Keep it 'sucka-free', loved one!"

"Take me now, God!"I shout to the inky sky. "I´m ready.""You´re not ready. You´re not even divorced yet,"Bunny says. "You cannot die married to that man."

"Surprises, I feel now, are primarily a form of violence."

"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."

"Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted."

"The art of pleasing is the art of deception."

"People trust their eyes above all else - but most people see what they wish to see, or what they believe they should see; not what is really there"

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive."

"Nothing is easier than self-deceit.For what every man wishes,that he also believes to be true."

"I love you as the mother of my child": the kiss of death.Mother of His Child: demotion. I am beginning to see this truism: Mothers are not always wives. I have been stripped of a piece of self."

"So many events and moments that seemed insignificant add up. I remember how for the last Valentine´s Day, N gave flowers but no card. In restaurants, he looked off into the middle distance while my hand would creep across the table to hold his. He would always let go first. I realize I can´t remember his last spontaneous gesture of affection."

"Never try to do anything that is outside of who you are. A forced smile is a sign of what feels wrong in your heart, so recognize it when it happens. Living a lie will reduce you to one."

"I question the equation like an equestrian, and I realize it’s horseshit. What is the equation? Vote=Change."

"Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. You are born for this only; all other duties are self-created and self-imposed owing to ignorance."

"Someday I will have revenge. I know in advance to keep this to myself, and everyone will be happier. I do understand that I am expected to forgive N and his girlfriend in a timely fashion, and move on to a life of vegetarian cooking and difficult yoga positions and self-realization, and make this so much easier and more pleasant for all concerned."

"The snag about marriage is, it isn´t worth the divorce."

"To find out if she really loved me, I hooked her up to a lie detector. And just as I suspected, my machine was broken."

"How can I grieve what is still in motion?"I ask her. "Shoes are still dropping all over the place. I´m not kidding,"I say. "It´s Normandy out there."

"Half-truths are worth more than outright lies."

"Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance."