Rachel Kushner Quotes

He who pretends to be either painter or engraver without being a master of drawing is an imposter.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.

You can't trust an artist that just makes good records.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

If a woman is dishonest, that kills it for me. I can't even talk to her anymore.

The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.

There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, 'Yes,' you know he is a crook.

Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesn't try it on.

There is nothing that you could say to me now that I could ever believe.

I don't tolerate liars. When somebody lies to me, that's really, like, just unbearable.

When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.

Liars are always most disposed to swear.

I want to live in my truth. Tell me you don't like me, and I know it. But when you don't tell me, and you work behind my back, it's a lie, and I don't know how to fight that.

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

Washington could not tell a lie; Nixon could not tell the truth; Reagan cannot tell the difference.

Avoid the company of a liar. And if you can't avoid him, don't believe him.

Oaths are crutches, upon which lies go.

The world of art, I have suggested, is full of fakes. Fake originality, fake emotion and the fake expertise of the critics - these are all around us and in such abundance that we hardly know where to look for the real thing. Or perhaps there is no real thing?

People who are deceptive themselves have a really good ear for deception. They know when somebody's telling the truth or not, and so one of the ways around that is to always be telling the truth - or some version of it.

We've all grown wary of being lied to online - let's face it, dudes are always exaggerating their heights - so trust is a hot commodity.

If one player does not trust the other players, that player should not play.

I know what it feels like to lie to people. I know what it feels like for people not to trust you.

I get really upset when I'm around liars.

You know who makes a great first impression? Liars.