“The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.”

“You set me up," I say. "One big con. You can't blame me because I turned out not to be gullible enough. You can't blame the mark. That's not how it works. Have some respect for the nature of the game.”

“Lie until even you believe it - that's the real secret of lying”

“The easiest lies to tell are the ones you want to be true.”

“I can't trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I'm not sure I can trust myself not to hurt them, either.”

“No," said Luis, "You can't date the Lord of the Night Court.""Well, I'm not, he dumped me.""You can't get dumped by the lord of the night court.""Oh, yes, you can. You so completely can.”

“I don't lie," I lied.”