A Quote by Neil Gaiman

It's easier to lie to yourself when you say things out loud. — © Neil Gaiman
It's easier to lie to yourself when you say things out loud.
I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.
It’s just as easy to lie to yourself as it is to lie to other people. Maybe easier.
It doesn't matter if you and everyone else in the room are thinking it. You don't say the words. Words are weapons. They blast big bloody holes in the world. And words are bricks. Say something out loud and it starts turning solid. Say it loud enough and it becomes a wall you can't get through.
If you're politically correct, chances are you're not coming to one of my shows. I get to go onstage and say things that everybody thinks all the time, but can't say out loud.
The world changes. The world is completely different now from when I was growing up. Back then, you didn't say things like they say now, out loud, about race and things. But that's just progress. When are we going to find out that we're all the same - we're all absolutely, without a doubt, the same?
Whenever you notice your thoughts detour into attack mode, say out loud or to yourself: Happiness is a choice I make.
I am not secretive, but I don't feel the need to say things out loud.
The truth is always easier than a lie or an evasion - easier to deal with and easier to live with.
I hate even the idea of a synopsis. When stories are really working, when you're providing subtextual exploration and things that are deeply layered, you're obligated to not say things out loud.
There are some things that, if you say them out loud, will hurt the other person's feelings. I tend to say them anyway. It's better to be honest.
Oh, talking is not so bad as that," said the Jester. "True, most people say only silly things when they speak. But it's easier to ignore them if you're saying silly things yourself.
A lot of loud people have been talking over the years; they have these huge voices but don't say much. I'm sure there are a lot of really quiet people who have a lot more intelligent things to say than the loud people.
You have to learn to say no not just to things you don't want to do, you have to say no to things that you want to do, things that are good to do. You have to realize that every time you say yes to one thing you've got to take something else off the plate. Critically, I think you have to realize that it's easier to say no than to say maybe.
Things people say strike me as amusing, and I am prone to saying out loud what everybody's thinking.
The financial crisis happened because no-one could actually say out loud how bad things were.
I had to feign interest in all this nonsense until I could ask when I could come over and sit on his face. I didn't say that out loud, of course. I never say the things I really want to. If I did, I'd have no friends.
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