A survey was done on people who LIE, but the results were unreLIEable

Two half truths don't make one truth.

For the hackneyed art of lying without injury to anyone, Rushbrook, to his shame, was proficient.

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.