Megan Whalen Turner Quotes about Lying

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Were you lying? I never lie, he said piously. About what? The sand, the snake. For a young man who never lied, he seemed surprisingly unoffended by the question.

Were you lying?" "I never lie," he said piously. "About what?" "The sand, the snake." For a young man who never lied, he seemed surprisingly unoffended by the question.

Megan Whalen Turner

Lying, Men, Snakes

I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie.

Megan Whalen Turner

Lying, Believe, Sometimes

He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would do. Better to trust in the moon's promises than in the word of the Thief of Eddis. He was famous in three countries for his lies.

Megan Whalen Turner

Country, Lying, Moon

"The Queen of Attolia". Book by Megan Whalen Turner, April 2000.

All I wanted to do was lie in the dry grass with my feet in a ditch forever. I could be a convenient sort of milemarker, I thought. Get to the thief and you know you're halfway to Methana.

Megan Whalen Turner

Lying, Feet, Forever

From shadow queen to puppet queen in one rule. That's very impressive. When he rules your country and he tells you he loves you, I hope you believe him. At least that's one lie I didn't tell you.

Megan Whalen Turner

Country, Queens, Lying

"The Queen of Attolia". Book by Megan Whalen Turner, 2000.

After one moment of gripped immobility, the queen bent to kiss the king lightly on one closed eyelid, then on the other. She said, 'I love your eyes.' She kissed him on either cheek, near the small lobe of his ear. 'I love your ears, and I love'-she paused as she kissed him gently on the lips-'every single one of your ridiculous lies.' The king opened his eyes and smiled at the queen in a companionship that was as unassailable as it was unfathomable.

Megan Whalen Turner

Kings, Queens, Lying