Is a lie really a lie if it is honestly believed?
Anthony Ryan in Raven's Shadow - 2: Tower LordGive them the right lie and they'll believe it.
Anthony Ryan in Raven's Shadow - 1: Blood SongWhich is worse: A lie that draws a smile or a truth that draws a tear?
TruthMiracle on 34th Street, by Bryan BedfordA lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face.
Pinocchio, by Blue FairySometimes, lies are more interesting than the truth.
Alison DiLaurentis in Pretty Little LiarsI never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid.
John GottiIt's not lies that cut but the sharpness of the truth.
Camille, the Steel Shadow in League of LegendsLies are exactly what people tell to make life more bearable. To avoid pain and suffering and hurting people.
Marina Nunier Osuna in Élite, Season 1 Episode 5When enough people make false promises, words stop meaning anything. Then there are no more answers, only better and better lies.
LoyaltyJon Snow in Game of Thrones, Season 7 Episode 7If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself.
William Somerset MaughamLie become truth only if person want to believe it.
Karate Kid - Part II, by Mr. MiyagiAlways telling the truth is for cowards. Lying takes courage. Lies are simply an investment in your future. Any like any good investment, nothing can go wrong, as long as you stay on top of things.
Moritz Zimmermann in How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast), Season 2 Episode 1What is the cost of lies? It's not that we mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all.
Valery Legasov in Chernobyl, Episode 1But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
TruthKhaled Hosseini in The Kite RunnerA liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
William ShenstoneI'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.
Misstrust & SuspicionFriedrich NietzscheThe only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!
Tennessee WilliamsPeople may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want.
TalkingDavid MametPeople can choose between the sweet lie or the bitter truth. I say the bitter truth, but many people don't want to hear it.
TruthAvigdor LiebermanHonesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.
Honesty, TruthJames E. FaustThe only way to cover up a lie? Keep lying.
Tomi LahrenBy a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man.
Immanuel KantA lie told often enough becomes the truth.
Vladimir LeninNo one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes.
EyesPaulo CoelhoA single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
Baltasar GraciánHalf a truth is often a great lie.
Benjamin FranklinThere's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.
PoliceJack NicholsonThey get in your head. People tell lies about you, and other people believe them. And it gets to the point where the lies might as well be the truth.
Gossip & Rumors, BullyingTyler Down in 13 Reasons Why, Season 2 Episode 1A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
TruthCharles SpurgeonNo man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
Abraham LincolnHe knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech.
Gilbert ParkerYou know, you're gonna have to get much better at lying if you want to be president.
PoliticiansLucifer Morningstar in Lucifer, Season 1 Episode 1Conscience has an unmistakable stink to it, sort of like raw onions and morning breath. But a lie stinks even more when it's coming from someone who isn't used to lying. It's more like rotten eggs and horseshit.
ConscienceFrancis Underwood in House of Cards, Season 4 Episode 7Meemaw: "What's on a person's face is not always what's in their heart."
Sheldon: "That changes everything, how do you know who to trust?"
Meemaw: "You don't. That's what makes life interesting."
People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.
HuntingOtto von BismarckThere is only one sin, and that is theft. When you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.
TruthKhaled Hosseini in The Kite RunnerLies were our defense, our default. To survive, you had to master the art of perjury. The lie and the truth had to feel the same.
John Teller in Sons Of Anarchy, Season 1 Episode 7A lie always returns; be careful how you catch it.
Magic: The Gathering, BoomerangWhen you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does.
Men, Taking action, TalkingCassandra Clare in The Infernal DevicesWeaklings must lie.
Jean Paul GettyIt occurs to me as I walk across the hot sand, that I've become very good at lying. What a despicable talent to have. It's not something you can boast about, like being good at languages or playing the piano.
I'm a good liar.
My parents would be so proud.
Lies are a little fortress. Inside them you can feel safe and powerful.
William Paul Young in The Shack