A Quote by Anne Sexton
Evil is maybe lying to God.
Or better, lying to love.
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The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.
My fear of coming out wasn't about rejection. I was scared people would say: 'Why were you lying to me? If you've been lying about that what else are you lying about?' Lying is my biggest regret.
There are lying looks, as well as lying words; dissembling smiles, deceiving signs, and even a lying silence.
If anyone accuses me of lying, I'll simply say I'm not lying, which is just an extension of the overall lying strategy.
It is not only by dint of lying to others, but also of lying to ourselves, that we cease to notice that we are lying.
What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.
The secret to getting away with lying, is believing with all your heart. That goes for lying to yourself even more so than lying to another.
She draws patterns on my face / These lines make shapes that can’t replace / the version of me that I hold inside / when lying with you, lying with you, lying with you.
They are lying every day. They are lying always, and mainly they are lying to their public opinion
Kids, Madison Avenue is lying to you. Your parents are lying to you. The president is lying to you.
Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want.
Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God.
What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying?
We all grew up on movies with scenes where the actor is lying, and you know he's lying, but he wants to make sure you know it's a lie, and so he overacts and all but winks at you, and everybody in the world except for the girl he's talking to knows he's lying.
Maybe everyone is just trying to protect me by lying to me. I don't care. I'm sick of people lying to me for my own good.
Congratulations on your well deserved retirement,
Wishing you every happiness in the years ahead.
No lying about your age, more lying around the house
After lying much longer in bed
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