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I never lied to a person in my life; my kids didn't, either.

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion.

People need good lies. There are too many bad ones.

I refuse to lie to children.

When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children.

Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man.

Before I had kids, I thought you should never lie to a kid. But now I've had them, I realize you almost lie to them by definition, because if you're trying to summarize something for your 1-year-old, you put it in very simple terms. You only gradually complicate the explanation as they get older.

If you spend a lot of time lying to people, you think a lot about what the truth means.

For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities.