Holly Black Quotes About Lying

Quotes about: Lying

• She looks honestly upset, but then, I’ve learned that I can’t read her. The problem with a really excellent liar is that you have to just assume they’re always lying.

  Holly Black

  Liars, Lying, Upset

  Holly Black (2012). “Black Heart”, p.221, Simon and Schuster

• The easiest lies to tell are the ones you want to be true.

  Holly Black

  Lying, Want, Being True

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.204, Simon and Schuster

• The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.

  Holly Black

  Lying, People, Blame

  Holly Black (2011). “Red Glove”, p.285, Simon and Schuster

• He's the kind of liar who totally forgets what he told you the last time, but he believes every single lie with such conviction that sometimes he can convince you of it.

  Holly Black

  Liars, Lying, Believe

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

• I don't lie," I lied.

  Holly Black

  Lying, Lied, Don't Lie

• Lie until even you believe it - that's the real secret of lying

  Holly Black

  Real, Lying, Believe

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.80, Simon and Schuster

• Sometimes,” Sam says, “I can’t tell when you’re lying.” “I never lie,” I lie.

  Holly Black

  Lying, Sometimes, Never Lie

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.29, Simon and Schuster

• God, I hate you,” she says. “So much. Why do boys think that it will be better to lie and tell a girl how much they loved her and how they only dumped her for her own good? That they only tried to rearrange her brain for her own good? Does it make you feel better, Cassel? Does it? Because from my perspective, it really sucks.

  Holly Black

  Girl, Lying, Hate

  Holly Black (2012). “Black Heart”, p.48, Simon and Schuster

• Jewels, lies, slips of paper, dried flowers, memories of thing long past, useless quotations, idle hands, beads, buttons, and mischief.

  Holly Black

  Memories, Lying, Flower

  Holly Black (2013). “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown”, p.23, Hachette UK

• He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies.

  Holly Black

  Growing Up, Lying, Stories

  Holly Black (2013). “Doll Bones”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

• He’s quiet then. We lie next to each other, twin corpses waiting for burial.

  Holly Black

  Lying, Waiting, Next

  Holly Black (2011). “Red Glove”, p.204, Simon and Schuster

• He let out a hiss of pain,then smiled that crooked, sheepish smile he always fell back on when he was caught doing something bad. "Sorry. I-I didn't mean to. I just- I've been lying here for hours, thinking about blood.

  Holly Black

  Pain, Sorry, Lying

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