P. C. Cast Quotes

Since in the long run deception is likely to be found out, your character had better not only seem good, but be it.

No matter what you do, be honest. That sticks out in Washington.

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

Speak the truth. People will forgive an honest mistake; they won't forgive you if you lie.

Honesty is a foundation, and it's usually a solid foundation. Even if I do get in trouble for what I said, it's something that I can stand on.

If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.

In matters of honesty, there are no shortcuts; no little white lies, or big black lies, only the simple, honest truth spoken in total candor... Being true is different than being honest.

Honesty has always been an integral part of my operation, really.

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

I've tried to do away with lying in my life in the last few years, but it's hard.

If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.

The truth is always easier than a lie or an evasion - easier to deal with and easier to live with.

I try not to lie to people - the only way to control the way you're perceived is to tell the truth.

It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.

By lying, we deny others a view of the world as it is. Our dishonesty not only influences the choices they make, it often determines the choices they can make—and in ways we cannot always predict. Every lie is a direct assault upon the autonomy of those we lie to.

They say that in Hollywood one can't be honest, but I think honesty counts in Hollywood just as much as it does anywhere else. I think it's just too much trouble to be dishonest and keep up with yourself.

Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives.

Integrity makes my job easier. It's deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort.

I don't think telling the truth ever gets anyone in trouble in the long run. Maybe the day after, but not in the long run.

Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend.

Truth and honesty is my thing.

No one is perfect but without honesty you've got nothing.

A man will pass better through the world with a thousand open errors upon his back than in being detected in one sly falsehood. When one is detected, a thousand are suspected.

I don't really lie about anything, I have to be honest. I like to live with the truth.