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Mira Grant Quotes about Lying

All Mira Grant Quotes Children Evil Giving Home Lying quotes Morning Past Running Sleep Wall

The difference between the truth and a lie is that both of them can hurt, but only one will take the time to heal you afterward.

The difference between the truth and a lie is that both of them can hurt, but only one will take the time to heal you afterward.

Hurt, Lying, Differences

Given a choice between life and death, choose life. Given a choice between right and wrong, choose what's right. And given a choice between a terrible truth and a beautiful lie, choose the truth every time.

Beautiful, Lying, Life And Death

Mira Grant (2012). “Blackout: The Newsflesh Trilogy:”, p.133, Hachette UK

One man's gospel truth is another man's blasphemous lie. The dangerous thing about people is the way we'll try to kill anyone whose truth doesn't agree with ours.

Lying, Men, People

I like to think of myself as a reasonable man. But I have buried too many friends in the too-recent past, and I have seen too many lies go unquestioned, and too many questions go unasked. There is a time when even reasonable men must begin to take unreasonable actions. To do anything else is to be less than human.

Lying, Past, Men

"Deadline: The Newsflesh Trilogy".

...a truth you don't understand is more dangerous than a lie.

Lying, Dangerous

Mira Grant (2012). “Blackout: The Newsflesh Trilogy:”, p.298, Hachette UK

This is what I do know: A lie, however well-intended, can't prepare you for reality or change the world... To tell the truth is to provide armament against a world too full of cruelties to be defeated with simple falsehoods... It seems to me we owe the world--more, we owe ourselves--the exchange of comfort for the chance that maybe the truth can do what people always say it can. The truth may, given the opportunity, set us free.

Lying, Opportunity, Simple

It’s lovely,” I said, taking an involuntary half step back. “Really, though. I don’t like to handle other people’s cookware.” “That’s the best you can manage? That’s your bright, bold lie?” “Look, lady, I don’t know about you, but I’ve never had somebody corner me on a dark street and try to hand me a frying pan before,” I snapped.

Lying, Dark, Hands

Me, I say those are all great things to live for, if they're what happens to float your boat, but at the end of the day, there's got to be somebody you're doing it for. Just one person you're thinking of everytime you make a decision, everytime you tell the truth, or tell a lie, or anything. I've got mine. Do you?

Life, Lying, Thinking

Sometimes you need lies to stay alive.

Lying, Needs, Alive

Mira Grant (2011). “Deadline: The Newsflesh Trilogy:”, p.7, Hachette UK

Do we have to have the 'don't lie to the telepath' talk again? It won't take long. I say 'don't lie to the telepath, it never works,' you glare at me, and then you go find something you can hit.

Lying, Long, Don't Lie

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