"Lie until even you believe it - that's the real secret of lying."

Honesty, Truth, Deception, Power, Awareness

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"A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Honesty, Emotion, Truth, Humanity

"That's my story...I decided to share it with you all guys... like or don't... I don't give a fuck."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Honesty, Truth, Power, Regret, Wisdom

"Flattery does not encourage the perfect flow of love in the vein of your relationship. Be genuine and speak out what you feel for each other without hiding the painful truth."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Honesty, Love, Truth, Communication

"Lies don't fit snugly into disguises. Eventually the cloak falls off and you're left staring at the naked truth which is always an uncomfortable situation."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Honesty, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Regret

"This is a difficult balance, telling the truth: how much to share, how much to keep, which truths will wound but not ruin, which will cut too deep to heal."

Ally Condie, American Author

Honesty, Truth, Balance, Wisdom

"People on the worldly path, to them 'we' say, 'Practice complete honesty. If you cannot do that, then practice honesty within principle of limits. If you cannot do that and if you practice dishonesty, do it within limits. This principle is indeed what will take you further ahead."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Honesty, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

Honesty, Confidence, Integrity, Light

"It's not ever easy telling a person what they don't want to hear. Because we love them! There will be times, we have to do things in life that will break our own heart."

Ron Baratono, American Poet

Honesty, Pain, Responsibility, Love

"I seem at once cursed to say precisely what I'm thinking to him and unable to tell what he thinks about it."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Honesty, Communication, Thought, Expression

"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 Hope, Jamaican Author

Honesty, Lies, Truth, Courage

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"Remember that I'm still a monster. I can listen to you scream and cry and beg and I still won't let you out."

Power

"When Tana was six, vampires were Muppets, endlessly counting, or cartoon villains in black cloaks with red polyester lining."

Innocence

"People are fragile. They die of mistakes, of overdoses, of sickness. But mostly they die of Death."

Life

"In those stories, one is often asked to do something unimaginably terrible to the creature. Cut off it's head, say. A test. Not a test of love. A test of trust. Trust lifts the spell."

Trust

"I'm sorry,' she said to each of the dead as she unzipped and unfastened their things, 'I'm sorry Courtney. I'm sorry Marcus. I'm sorry Rachel. I'm sorry Jon. I'm sorry I'm alive and you're dead. I'm sorry I was asleep. I'm sorry I didn't save you and now I'm taking your things. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

Emotion

"What an author doesn't know could fill a book."

Writing

"He must have been handsome when he was alive and was handsome still, although made monstrous by his pallor and her awareness of what he was. His mouth looked soft, his cheekbones as sharp as blades, and his jaw curved, giving him an off-kilter beauty. His black hair a mad forest of dirty curls."

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"A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not."

"That's my story...I decided to share it with you all guys... like or don't... I don't give a fuck."

"Flattery does not encourage the perfect flow of love in the vein of your relationship. Be genuine and speak out what you feel for each other without hiding the painful truth."

"Lies don't fit snugly into disguises. Eventually the cloak falls off and you're left staring at the naked truth which is always an uncomfortable situation."

"This is a difficult balance, telling the truth: how much to share, how much to keep, which truths will wound but not ruin, which will cut too deep to heal."

"People on the worldly path, to them 'we' say, 'Practice complete honesty. If you cannot do that, then practice honesty within principle of limits. If you cannot do that and if you practice dishonesty, do it within limits. This principle is indeed what will take you further ahead."

"Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity."

"It's not ever easy telling a person what they don't want to hear. Because we love them! There will be times, we have to do things in life that will break our own heart."

"I seem at once cursed to say precisely what I'm thinking to him and unable to tell what he thinks about it."

"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."

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"Remember that I'm still a monster. I can listen to you scream and cry and beg and I still won't let you out."

"When Tana was six, vampires were Muppets, endlessly counting, or cartoon villains in black cloaks with red polyester lining."

"People are fragile. They die of mistakes, of overdoses, of sickness. But mostly they die of Death."

"In those stories, one is often asked to do something unimaginably terrible to the creature. Cut off it's head, say. A test. Not a test of love. A test of trust. Trust lifts the spell."

"What an author doesn't know could fill a book."

"He must have been handsome when he was alive and was handsome still, although made monstrous by his pallor and her awareness of what he was. His mouth looked soft, his cheekbones as sharp as blades, and his jaw curved, giving him an off-kilter beauty. His black hair a mad forest of dirty curls."

"Mutually assured destruction."

"Dead or not, I have come for his heart and I will have it."

"I will guard you from Death, for I have no fear of him."