807 Quotes About Lie

A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way. It's a lie if you make something up. But you make it up in the name of the truth, and then you give your heart to expressing it clearly.

Language always betrays us, tells the truth when we want to lie, and dissolves into formlessness when we would most like to be precise.

For people who say they hate being lied to, just start telling them nothing but the pure truth--about everything. That will teach them

It's very foolish from your side to think that you are free. You Obey languagePOV: There are rules in each language, obeying... is slavery.... = FREEDOM - IllusionYou follow traditions:POV: By Obeying traditions, is = slavery.... = FREEDOM - Illusion...The list could continue, but we don't have so much time to talk about it.

The best liars are the ones who fool you by claiming the never lie at all.

I resent being lied to because a lie doesn't only undermine the value of the truth, but it further denies the liar a fair chance for honesty.

It's easier to believe the most outlandish lie that confirms what you suspect than the most obvious truth that denies it.

Things are always either black or white. The grey in between is only a confusion.

It’s all biology. If it weren’t for two thousand years of the Christian tradition we wouldn’t think of pretending otherwise…Romance is the true opiate of the masses.