Harlan Coben Quotes

The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie.

No. Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies. It had to be.

One drop of truth can outweigh an ocean of lies.

I hate when things are sugar-coated. I'd rather have the ugliest truth than the best lie.

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

I am not honest.

Don't lie if you don't have to.

I don't like to tell lies.

I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing.

People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.

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

A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

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

The truthful man is usually a liar.

Put away from you a dissembling mouth.

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/

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

Honesty I can take. Lies I get upset about.

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 good liar. I just tell the truth; I think that's the best way.

I'm not one for lying to children.