Maggie Stiefvater Quotes

If I had walked into a dry cleaning store, and I had looked over, and the register drawer was open with money inside, I wouldn't have taken it.

Guilt soon learns to lie.

I spend a lot of time trying to not do anything bad to anyone, but you can't live your life and not hurt people.

When in doubt, tell the truth. That maxim I did invent, but never expected it to be applied to me. I did say, "When you are in doubt," but when I am in doubt myself I use more sagacity.

I think . . . I said things to Silas. He'll be angry.' 'If he didn't care about you, you couldn't upset him,' was all she said.

There is but one way I know of conversing safely with all men; that is, not by concealing what we say or do, but by saying or doing nothing that deserves to be concealed.

A person I knew used to divide human beings into three categories: those who prefer to have nothing to hide rather than being obliged to lie, those who prefer lying to having nothing to hide, and finally those who like both lying and the hidden.

Kissing power is stronger than will power.

If I should go out of church whenever I hear a false statement I could never stay there five minutes. But why come out? The streetis as false as the church, and when I get to my house, or to my manners, or to my speech, I have not got away from the lie.

If you are going to do something that you have to lie about, don't do it, it's very simple.

Tis weak and vicious people who cast the blame on Fate. The right use of Fate is to bring up our conduct to the loftiness of nature.

Honesty is always good, except when it's better to lie.

You are pushed to behave differently here, you don't really have a choice. If you cheat you have no chance of being admired. Even your own supporters will dislike you. So what do you do? Well, the way is not to be stupid, but not to cheat either. If there is a foul, you have to fall. I call it 'helping the referee to make a decision'. That's not cheating.

It is wise not to seek a secret, and honest not to reveal one.

Truth-telling frightens me. Lying confuses me.

One of my biggest problems in life has been my inability to lie.

She is sadder and sadder, and for a man there is no balm more soothing than the sadness he has caused a woman.

Don't have any more secrets than you can keep yourself.

The establishment uses that rationale all the time, and that's why we do what we do. But leadership requires some understanding that you can say no. People have base instincts, but the transcendent also appeal to them.

I confess myself the greatest coward in the world, for I dare not do an ill thing.

Politeness only teaches us to save others from unnecessary pain.... You are not bound by politeness to tell any falsehoods.

I have never lied, “ Mr. Barris counters, standing as well. “I do not share what I am not at liberty to say. I gave my word and I intend to keep it but I have never lied to you. You never even asked me, you assumed I knew nothing.

Do what you know is right, but try not to get caught.

We were going to have an all-day drinking binge. Gonna ride our bikes, hang out... do naughty things. But I started feeling this overwhelming guilt.

Integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience.