It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian. – John Updike
A lie will easily get you out of a scrape, and yet, strangely and beautifully, rapture possesses you when you have taken the scrape and left out the lie. – Charles Edward Montague, Disenchantment
I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting. – Winston Churchill
When youre surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when youre by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you dont feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like youre really alone. – Fiona Apple
I know one thing: There are a billion Islamic people in the world today, and there will be about 2 billion by the time were dead. Theyre not going to give up their religion. – Chris Matthews
