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Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher, Writer

Lying

"I exist. It's sweet, so sweet, so slow. And light: you'd think it floated all by itself. It stirs. It brushes by me, melts and vanishes. Gently, gently. There is bubbling water in my mouth. I swallow. It slides down my throat, it caresses me — and now it comes up again into my mouth. For ever I shall have a little pool of whitish water in my mouth - lying low - grazing my tongue. And this pool is still me. And the tongue. And the throat is me."

Thinking Lying Sweet

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Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher, Writer

Lying

"First all men must be able to become men by the improvement of their conditions of existence, so that a universal morality can be created. If I begin by saying to them: "Thou shalt not lie," there is no longer any possibility of political action. What matters first is the liberation of man."

Men Lying What Matters

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Jeaniene Frost Author

Lying

"Wouldn’t that make a charming epitaph? Here lies Cat. Killed not by fang, but Ferragamos."

Lying Cat Charming

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Jeaniene Frost Author

Lying

"Shame on you, Crispin. Married how long, and you haven't spanked your wife with a metal spatula yet?" I'd gotten used to Ian's assumption that everyone was as perverted as he was, so I didn't miss a beat. "We prefer blender beaters for our kitchen utensil kink," I said with a straight face. Bones hid his smile behind his hand, but Ian looked intrigued. "I haven't tried that ... oh, you're lying, aren't you?" "Ya think?" I asked with a snort. Ian gave a sigh of exaggerated patience and glanced at Bones. "Being related to her through you is a real trial."

Thinking Real Lying

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Jeaniene Frost Author

Lying

"My gaze flew to him once more,noting the cigarette he set down even as he exhaled a long plume of white."Why are you lying there smoking while I'm chained to a wall?"I demanded.The look he gave me was a mixture of relief and cynicism."Since it seems you don't remember anything about the past two days,let me assure you,luv-I earned that smoke."

Lying Past Wall

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Jeaniene Frost Author

Lying

"Perhaps some of the appeal of the dangerous-but-yummy paranormal anti-hero lies in his scorn for societal expectations. Yes, women have come a long way, but there are still some cultural stigmas more associated with women than men."

Men Lying Hero

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Jennifer Stone Actress

Lying

"Writing, as I experience it, means wringing out the heart/mind until it stops lying."

Writing Heart Lying

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Jerry Brown Politician

Lying

"We are in a degenerate state of self-government. In fact, even to use the words self-government, is not only an exaggeration, it's a lie. It's a big lie!"

Self Lying Government

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Jiddu Krishnamurti Philosopher, Speaker

Lying

"Freedom lies outside the pattern of society; but to be free of that pattern you have to understand the whole content of it, which is to understand your own mind."

Mind Lying Spiritual

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Jim Davis Cartoonist

Lying

"You have to do something when you're lying in bed. So you play with your mind."

Mind Play Lying

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Joaquin Miller Poet, Writer

Lying

"Man's books are but man's alphabet, Beyond and on his lessons lie - The lessons of the violet, The large gold letters of the sky; The love of beauty, blossomed soil, The large content, the tranquil toil: The toil that nature ever taught, The patient toil, the constant stir, The toil of seas where shores are wrought, The toil of Christ, the carpenter; The toil of God incessantly By palm-set land or frozen sea."

Men Book Lying

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