Autobiography of a compulsive liar quotes

Some words of wisdom on the subject of lying by writers, philosophers and other other notable people.

“I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“Just because something isn’t a lie does not mean that it isn’t deceptive.

A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.”
― Criss Jami

“When truth is replaced by silence,the silence is a lie.”
― Yevgeny Yevtushenko

“No one believes a liar.

Even when she’s telling the truth.”
― Sara Shepard, Heartless

“Hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy your soul.”
― Patricia Briggs, Moon Called

“People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim.

What I’ve learned is that a lie is an act of self-abdication, because one surrenders one’s  reality to the person to whom one lies, making that person one’s master, condemning oneself