People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. What I’ve learned is that a lie is an act of self-abdication, because one surrenders one’s reality to the person to whom one lies, making that person one’s master, condemning oneself from then on...
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Ayn Rand
Before you enbark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
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Sara Shepard
Maybe I could dole out the truth in tiny pieces that, once assembled, would make a picture that resembled a reality in which I hadn’t done anything wrong.
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Paula Stokes
Es gibt immer einen Punkt dabei, wo man nicht mehr weiß, ob man lügt oder ob das, was man erfunden hat, wahrer ist als man selber.
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Robert Musil
Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.
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Tamora Pierce
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