Sometimes the lies you tell are less frightening than the loneliness you might feel if you stopped telling them.

No good deed goes unpunished.

—Clare Booth Luce

Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but, unlike charity, it should end there.

—Clare Booth Luce

Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts.

—Clare Booth Luce

Liars when they speak the truth are not believed.

—Aristotle

Lies are like children. If you don't nurture them, they'll never be useful later.

—Randy K. Milholland

It's easier to remember your lies if they're close to the truth.

—Jennifer Echols in Such a Rush

Lies are like children: they're hard work, but it's worth it because the future depends on them.

—Pam Davis

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.

—Yogi Berra