Quotes About Lies And Deception Novels & Stories

“I am implying that the innocence you so desperately cling to is a lie, that the guilt you hide behind your charm and your manipulation is real. And when the truth is revealed, it will shake everything you thought you knew. So choose your words carefully, Seraphina. Speak truthfully, because the consequences of lies will no longer be contained.” Saraphina’s face paled. She opened her mouth to deny it, to protest, to insult. “I cannot do such a thing! You are delusional, unfit to be anyone’s wife or Luna. You are a criminal, a liar, and a shame to this room. No one will ever—”

---Sometimes, the people we trust the most are the ones who hide the sharpest truths. What would you do if everything you believed about your family was a lie? Tell me your thoughts in the comments—I read every single one. — Q. Monroe

Then she read out loud: "'Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect, he ceases to love.'"

“Amongst other things.” “You have much preaching to do with very little point.” “Sometimes I wonder if shaking you long enough might rattle some sense into that pretty head of yours.” “Because I’m so stupid?” I said waspishly. “Far from. That’s why it’s so aggravating that you choose to believe lies over me, merely for the fact that I am what I am. Not because I’ve ever deceived you.” “You’re deceiving everyone here! Playing at being a knight in the Queen’s Guard.”

“Do you know how to lie?” Mira stared blankly at Theresa. “What?” Theresa paced slowly around her, her boots silent against the damp earth. “Today,” she said, “you learn how to lie to the world.” Mira raised a brow. “Are we sure lie is the word to use?” Theresa stopped. “Illusions are lies wrapped in belief. You don’t just trick the eye, you convince reality to bend.” Mira exhaled. “Sounds... complicated.”

Sienna The truth doesn't cost you anything, but a lie costs you everything. That’s what they say, but in my case, both could cost me everything. Both will destroy my life. Lies kill relationships, but the truth will kill mine, too. Maybe I’m making a stupid decision—actually, I know I am—but sometimes stupid decisions save lives. At least, I hope so.

“Maybe from the very beginning, hiding it was the biggest mistake. If I had been brave enough to be honest from the start, Orion wouldn’t have had to pretend he was single, and the Northern Duke and Alina wouldn’t have been deceived into wanting him. That misunderstanding wouldn’t have happened, and my awakening wouldn’t have gone wrong. Everything spiraled from that first concealment—it all started there.” People create lies with their hands, but once set in motion, they slip beyond control. Lies are like a ladder on ice—once you climb it, you can’t stop; it carries you wherever it wants, and there’s no turning back.

Words can deceive the listeners But not the readers. You heard it 'I want to live my life' But I read it as 'I want to leave my life'. Words can deceive those who can hear But not those who can feel. You've heard 'I loved you' But I felt 'I lied to you'. Looks can deceive those who took a look partially But not those who can see wholeheartedly You looked like an angel descend from the sea of clouds But I saw you as a demon hiding your face at the crowd.

But now, I realized it was a bait I swallowed hook, line and sinker. My twenty years of living behind those stone walls had been a sham; the greatest deception of my life. I had lived in a castle whose foundation was founded on lies, and whose walls were built on betrayal. "All I say to you is the truth. It's left to you to believe me or not, My Lady." She sat beside me at the edge of the bed, dropping her wrinkling hands gingerly on her lap. "No matter how painful the truth can be to us, it'll always repair the damage a soothing lie has caused."

The grief, pain, and screams all at once returned In droves. "If he truly misses he would have called but he didn’t, he truly misses me he would have responded to the messages I sent but he didn’t, if he truly misses me he would have visited or let me visit but you what! He didn’t" I just had to stop talking; I have nothing to say right now, if I continue talking I would burst into tears. After so many years, of believable lies and fake love, I can’t deal with this anymore. He doesn’t miss me, he doesn’t even care. "Dani!" He sighed