Cormac McCarthy Quotes

We obviously need the truth. We're living in a country of lies.

You can't build a foundation on lies.

Just because you have a blog doesn't mean that you should, like, lie for no reason.

I don't like to tell lies.

I've told lots of lies in my life. I try not to lie, but I still do. It's very difficult to get to 37 and not be ashamed of something you've done. But I think your life is easier, ultimately, if you're honest.

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.

Liars sometimes tell the truth; they don’t tell lies all the time.

Falsehood and delusion are allowed in no case whatsoever. But, as in the exercise of all the virtues, there is an economy of truth.

He who does not need to lie is proud of not being a liar.

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

… he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him.

I never really tell lies, and sometimes it has worked against me.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

I'm not a fan of people making up lies, and I do feel I owe it to people to know what the truth is.

We cannot afford to have lies in music.

I don't tell lies. I don't need to.

I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.

You become uneasy with people in direct proportion to how many lies you have to keep track of in their presence.

The truth is everything in the end. It is the greatest power in the world to make all people equal. If everyone knows what the truth is, no one can use lies to separate those people and turn them against one another.

For this is the most civil sort of lie That can be given to a man's face. I now Say what I think.

You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion.

The truth can be very sharp. But it makes a cleaner wound than lies. It will not fester

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two.

You can create many lies from Truth, but you cannot create any truths from lies.

Truth is a risky proposition. It's the nature of mediocre human beings to believe that lies are necessary, that they serve a purpose, that truth is subversive, that candor is dangerous, that the very scaffold of communal life is supported by lies.