Do we really need a study on why people lie? They lie because it's easy, and cowards are good at "easy." Telling the truth takes moxie, and few have it.
Donna Lynn HopeThe one undeniable benefit of having spent some time in the closet is that it nurtures a talent that you can fall back on any time: lying convincingly. Sometimes I worried that queer kids in the twenty-first century coming out at twelve, or even younger, would never develop that valuable skill.
Bob SmithTag: humor lying queer-youth
...the truth was more powerful than a lie could ever be (Eric)
Shannon A. ThompsonTag: truth power power-of-words trust lying lying-to-ourselves lying-truth
There were people who lied for gain, people who lied from pain, people who lied simply because the concept of telling the truth was utterly alien to them . . . and then there were people who lied because they were waiting for it to be time to tell the truth.
Stephen KingTag: truth lying insecurity
Euphemisms persist because lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.
Bergen EvansTag: life lying euphemisms bergen-evans language-awareness
This is an absurd moral, for you and I both know that sometimes not only is it good to lie, it is necessary to lie.
Lemony SnicketTag: lying
I want you to lie to me just as sweetly as you know how for the rest of my life.
F. Scott FitzgeraldTag: humor love lies romance sex relationships funny lying f-scott-fitzgerald sweet gatsby pirates fitzgerald zelda 20s flapper the-offshore-pirate
There's a very thin difference between lying and breaking the promise.
Toba BetaTag: lying breaking-the-promise
If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked.
Arthur SchopenhauerWho lies for you will lie against you.
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