#lies

"Insanity is everyone expecting you not to fall apart when you find out everything you believed in was a lie."

"Those who don't value their words, will never value your wishes."

"I'm telling you a lie in a vicious effort that you will repeat my lie over and over until it becomes true"

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

"Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully."

"This, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses."

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

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

"Not only did I lie about lying, but I lied about lying about lying. And you’d better believe that’s the truth."

"Life's wildest moment---she kneels on the sidewalk. Everything else she does is lies, lies."

"Sometimes what I wouldn't give to have us sitting in a bar again at 9:00 a.m. telling lies to one another, far from God."

"So often survivors have had their experiences denied, trivialized, or distorted. Writing is an important avenue for healing because it gives you the opportunity to define your own reality. You can say: This did happen to me. It was that bad. It was the fault & responsibility of the adult. I was—and am—innocent.” The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis"

"Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies."

"The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie."

"A leader should always be open to criticism, not silencing dissent. Any leader who does not tolerate criticism from the public is afraid of their dirty hands to be revealed under heavy light. And such a leader is dangerous, because they only feel secure in the darkness. Only a leader who is free from corruption welcomes scrutiny; for scrutiny allows a good leader to be an even greater leader."

"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."

"A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on."

"If what he said was the truth, it broke her heart. If what he said was a lie, it was broken anyway."

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

"I am stuffing your mouth with yourpromises and watching you vomit them out upon my face."