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"Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie."
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"Fiction writers, magicians, politicians and priests are the only people rewarded for entertaining us with their lies."
"Confronting a liar makes a better liar."
"In Swann's mind, however, these words, meeting no opposition, settled and hardened until they assumed the indestructibility of a truth so indubitable that, if some friend happened to tell him that he had come by the same train and had not seen Odette, Swann would have been convinced that it was his friend who had made a mistake as to the day or hour, since his version did not agree with the words uttered by Odette. These words had never appeared to him false except when, before hearing them, he had suspected that they were going to be. For him to believe that she was lying, and anticipatory suspicion was indispensable."
"Our covetousness for miracles and wonders leads into self-deception."
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"Congratulations,' I tell her with a slight bow. 'I hope you and your power trip will be very happy together. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time for me to go."
"Do you understand any of this?' he said, pointing to the lines and symbols that covered the massive screens.'Some people understand the value of an education.'Hale stretched and crossed his legs, the settled his arm around Kat's shoulders.'That's sweet, Kat. Maybe later I'll buy you a university. And an ice cream.''I'd settle for the ice cream.''Deal."
"Power has always corrupted, my dear. Even the promise of power. It is a hard thing to look at through the fence for hundreds of years without wondering what it would be like on the other side."
"A lot of people think that being a Gallagher Girl means not being afraid of anything. Actually, that couldn't be further from the truth. It's not about ignoring fear. It's about facing it, knowing the risks and the costs and sacrificing safety and security anyway."
"Liz paced and talked like it was just another test. Another challenge. She was looking at it like an exercise in probability - cause and effect. It's the physics of human nature, and to truly understand it, one has to be objective and cool."
"And then, despite everything, I smiled and looked at the note and knew that spring would come -it always does. so I stared out that cold window, watching my breath collect on the glass, trying not to think about my life after the thaw."
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