The slickest way in the world to lie is to tell the right amount of truth at the right time-and then shut up.

If I had seen pictures of people eating each other on the wall, I would've told him I was into cannibalism.

Like the layers of an onion, under the first lie is another, and under that another, and they all make you cry.

...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons.- Mr. Penderwick

Bound by the Oath against lying, Aes Sedai [carry] the half-truth, the quarter-truth and the implication to arts.

Marianne was silent; it was impossible for her to say what she did not feel, however trivial the occasion…

A liar deceives himself more than anyone, for he believes he can remain a person of good character when he cannot.

The code of the con is to know just enough about everything so you can lie about anything.(attrib: E. Tancarville)

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.

The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones.

Mitch's take on humanity had deteriorated to the point where he assumed someone was lying if her lips were moving.

Lying isn't something you should be proud of, but be grateful if you've gained a talent for doing it correctly.

having someone who likes you so much that they think everything you say is the truth has got to be a liar’s paradise

She lied to me today," Archie said."A teenager?" Susan said with faux surprise. "Lying to an authority figure? Impossible.

Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is.