2,241 Quotes About Lies

Old movies already inprogress, already passed overtwice, watched with indifferenceuntil orchestras swell overhappy endings, new beginnings.The images black and white,the lie white. (Ours is a world ofheroes and of winners, and rarelyare they one in the same.)

Some things in life are too complicated to explain in any language. [ ] Not just to explain to others but to explain to yourself. Force yourself to try to explain it and you create lies.

Two things in the world becomes more visible, the more the person tries to hide them from others and becomes moreinvisible, the more the person tries to reveal to others. They are nothing but lies and secrets!

[B]eware trying to bend the Truth to fit your story instead of facing it head-on. That was your father's mistake. And that's how a Snake becomes a Lion and a Lion becomes a Snake. Because the more you bend the Truth to fit a story, the more it turns into Lies without you even realizing it.

Words are steps along a path: the important thing is to get where you're going. You can play by all manner of rules, ... but you'll get there quicker if you pick the most certain route. Lies are complex things. Best not to bother thinking in terms of truth or lie-let necessity be your mother ... and invent!

You’re such a great liar when you lie to yourself.

Is it really a Lie if someone is unwilling to see the Truth?

However imperfect our conception of virtue, still let us cling to it; for a moment’s forgetfulness exposes us to all the malignant forces from without. The simplest lie to myself, buried though it may be in the silence of my soul, may yet be as dangerous to my inner liberty as an act of treachery on the marketplace. Widfom and Destiny

Only lies are subtle. Truth walks right up to you in the street and kicks you in the ass.