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Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive.
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lies
honesty
truth
inspirational
deception
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Walter Scott |
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When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.
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false-promises
falsehood
elections
deception
government
seduction
tyranny
deceit
power
evil
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Euripides |
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At first I did not love you, Jude; that I own. When I first knew you I merely wanted you to love me. I did not exactly flirt with you; but that inborn craving which undermines some women's morals almost more than unbridled passion--the craving to attract and captivate, regardless of the injury it may do the man--was in me; and when I found I had caught you, I was frightened. And then--I don't know how it was-- I couldn't bear to let you go--possibly to Arabella again--and so I got to love you, Jude. But you see, however fondly it ended, it began in the selfish and cruel wish to make your heart ache for me without letting mine ache for you.
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lying
love
heartbreaker
sue-bridehead
heartbroken
selfish
deception
flirting
cruel
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Thomas Hardy |
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Do actions agree with words? There's your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.
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words
deception
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Frank Herbert |
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People trust their eyes above all else - but most people see what they wish to see, or what they believe they should see; not what is really there
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lies
truth
inspirational
deception
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Zoë Marriott |
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There is more beauty than our eyes can bear, precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm.
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courage
world
kindness
life
love
inspirational
fortitude
brave
precious
stewardship
grace
deception
kind
eyes
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Marilynne Robinson |
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Nothing could be taken for granted. Women who loved you tried to cut your throat, while women who didn't even know your name scrubbed your back. Witches could sound like Katharine Hepburn and your best friend could try to strangle you. Smack in the middle of an orchid there might be a blob of jello and inside a Mickey Mouse doll, a fixed and radiant star.
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deception
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Toni Morrison |
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The setting sun burned the sky pink and orange in the same bright hues as surfers' bathing suits. It was beautiful deception, Bosch thought, as he drove north on the Hollywood Freeway to home. Sunsets did that here. Made you forget it was the smog that made their colors so brilliant, that behind every pretty picture there could be an ugly story.
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smog
southern-california
make-believe
sunsets
los-angeles
deception
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Michael Connelly |
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"You may plainly perceive the traitor through his mask; he is well known every-where in his true colors; his rolling eyes and his honeyed tones impose only on those who do not know him. People are aware that this low-bred fellow, who deserves to be pilloried, has, by the dirtiest jobs, made his way in the world; and that the splendid position he has acquired makes merit repine and virtue blush. Yet whatever dishonourable epithets may be launched against him everywhere, nobody defends his wretched honour. Call him a rogue, an infamous wretch, a confounded scoundrel if you like, all the world will say "yea, " and no one contradicts you. But for all that, his bowing and scraping are welcome everywhere; he is received, smiled upon, and wriggles himself into all kinds of society; and, if any appointment is to be secured by intriguing, he will carry the day over a man of the greatest worth. Zounds! these are mortal stabs to me, to see vice parleyed with; and sometimes times I feel suddenly inclined to fly into a wilderness far from the approach of men."
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people
morality
life
truth
life-lesson
deception
endearments
masks
misanthropy
roguery
society
hypocrisy
traitor
deceit
vices
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Molière |
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Do not be disingenuous with me, Colonel Graff. Americans are quite apt at playing stupid when they choose to, but I am not to be deceived.
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deception
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Orson Scott Card |
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Deception' is the word I most associate with anorexia and the treachery which comes from falsehood. The illness appears inviting. It would seem to offer something to those unwary or unlucky enough to suffer from it - friendship, a get-out, or a haven - when, in fact, it is a trap.
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illness
escape
false-friend
haveb
anorexia-nervosa
falsehood
treachery
deception
trap
self-deception
anorexia
eating-disorder
mental-illness
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Carol Lee |
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"Our friend Tuesday," said the President in a deep voice at once of quietude and volume, "our friend Tuesday doesn't seem to grasp the idea. He dresses up like a gentleman, but he seems to be too great a soul to behave like one. He insists on the ways of the stage conspirator. Now if a gentleman goes about London in a top hat and a frock-coat, no one need know that he is an anarchist. But if a gentleman puts on a top hat and a frock-coat, and then goes about on his hands and knees -- well, he may attract attention. That's what Brother Gogol does. He goes about on his hands and knees with such inexhaustible diplomacy, that by this time he finds it quite difficult to walk upright." "I am not good at goncealment," said Gogol sulkily, with a thick foreign accent; "I am not ashamed of the cause." "Yes you are, my boy, and so is the cause of you," said the President good-naturedly. "You hide as much as anybody; but you can't do it, you see, you're such an ass! You try to combine two inconsistent methods. When a householder finds a man under his bed, he will probably pause to note the circumstance. But if he finds a man under his bed in a top hat, you will agree with me, my dear Tuesday, that he is not likely ever to forget it. Now when you were found under Admiral Biffin's bed--" "I am not good at deception," said Tuesday gloomily, flushing. "Right, my boy, right," said the President with a ponderous heartiness, "you aren't good at anything."
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disguise
deception
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G.K. Chesterton |
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The keepers would give the gorillas an assortment of fruits and vegetables each afternoon, and on this particular occasion, Judy Sievert tossed Nina an apple, which rolled away. Instead of going to get it, Nina just 'sat there sadly,' in Judy's words. Judy continued her rounds, handing out yams and apples to the other gorillas, but Nina sat there looking appleless and downtrodden. Taking pity, Judy tossed her another apple. As soon as Nina had it, she got up and went over to where the first apple had rolled away, taking it too.
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gorillas
deception
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Eugene Linden |
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fqdtu klWa yqyn , m `d lyqyn b'nWh ywjd dy'man wr Zhrk shkhSun yrydu khd`ak
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ارتياب
خداع
يقين
deception
paranoia
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Umberto Eco |
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For a terrible time of life a teen-ager deceives himself; he believes he can trick the world. He believes he is invulnerable. An adolescent who is an orphan at this phase is in danger of never growing up.
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orphan
teenage
deception
vulnerable
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John Irving |
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The moment of assassination is the moment when power and the ignorance of power come together, with Death as validator.
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deception
power
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Thomas Pynchon |
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Silent people can be misleading, suggesting profundity and thoughtfulness where there may be none.
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silence
wisdom
misappropriation
deception
deep-thoughts
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Rachel Kushner |
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'You're a very unusual man, Mark,' she'd said. 'That's nice of you to say so,' he said.
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unusual-people
serial-killer
predator
deception
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Val McDermid |
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I think beauty can be a great lie. Sometimes the greatest lie.
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deception
lie
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M.J. Rose |