First one tells a lie; then one believes it; then one becomes it.

Art should be pretentious. The place to be sincere is in one's relationships.

Novelists are basically inviting their readers to play a game of pretend. That's what fiction is: a game of pretend.

Of course, the liar often imagines that he does no harm as long as his lies go undetected.

Sounding frank, honest, and sincere is, of course, a rhetorical strategy in itself, known from ancient literature as parrhesia. It’s often employed by liars.

She looks honestly upset, but then, I’ve learned that I can’t read her. The problem with a really excellent liar is that you have to just assume they’re always lying.