Gena Showalter Quotes

Put away from you a dissembling mouth.

I don't lie," I lied.

"I'm sorry," she said humbly. "I haven't wanted to lie to you." "I should hope so. You're the worst liar I've ever met." He thought about it for a moment, then added, " - or the best. Now I'm all confused.

Have you weaned yourself of your off-putting proclivity for not telling the truth/

I don't lie very well!

I'm not a particularly good liar.

I cannot stand dishonesty among people, the tendency to prevaricate.

I am sincere, ma petite, even when I lie.

But here's the thing about being honest: All the liars HATE you for it, and most of the people in the world are liars. They lie to their bosses, they lie to their families, they lie to themselves, they lie so much they don't even know they're lying anymore. If you have the courage to be honest even a little bit all those people will hate you for it, because their lie is reflected in your honesty. Oscar Wilde wasn't kidding when he said, "If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you."

She'd tried her hand at most things, but drew the line at honesty.

The truth is a precious commodity. That's why I use it so sparingly.

You never monkey with the truth.

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

I abhor hypocrisy.

I don't like to tell lies.

Sincerity: if you can fake it, you've got it made.

There is no point in asking a man a question until you have established whether he has any reason to lie to you.

The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.

Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.

It's a weird thing about the truth: It protects you. What really makes you vulnerable is when you're lying because you're going to get caught. When you tell the truth, there's a strange relief that comes.

I'm not big on lying. I don't like that at all.

The truthful man is usually a liar.

I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement.

Fakery in allegiance to the truth.

I don't like people lying; I like honesty.