A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.
Criss JamiTags: fear paradox strength honesty humility weak weakness denial honest humble correction facing-fear reversal fear-of-failure facing-problems reverse facing lying-to-ourselves strengthening weakening
The lies we tell other people are nothing to the lies we tell ourselves.
Derek LandyTags: lies self-deception lying-to-ourselves telling-lies
There are no secrets.' The thing smiled, showing a row of even, childlike teeth. 'None worth keeping. Only the ones you hide from yourself, which are the most damaging and hurtful of all. Truth is truth, and lie is lie. Tell yourself one's the other and all the world turns kilter.
David HewsonTags: truth lies lying-to-ourselves
I always grow poetic when I am lying to myself.
Ursula K. Le GuinTags: poetic lying-to-ourselves
As for self-deceit, most people find it as essential for survival as air. You rarely indulge in it.
Dean KoontzTags: self-deception indulge lying-to-ourselves
It’s going to be okay, Eric," Urte said, helping me sit up.
I shook my head. "Lying is my forte, Urte, not yours.” (Eric.)
Tags: humor lying comfort lying-to-ourselves forte
...the truth was more powerful than a lie could ever be (Eric)
Shannon A. ThompsonTags: truth power power-of-words trust lying lying-to-ourselves lying-truth
I had great pity on Ansje, because she always acted very happy, but I believed that it was really a front. I could see through it. Inside she was crying because she was really very sad. You pity people like that -- the ones who try to lie to themselves -- because they suffer so much and don't face reality.
Diet EmanTags: reality suffering pity false-belief lying-to-ourselves
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