Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie.

~ Ally Carter

Ally Carter Con Truth

You can con God and get away with it, Granny said, if you do so with charm and wit. If you live your life with imagination and verve, God will play along just to see what outrageously entertaining thing you'll do next.

~ Dean Koontz

Dean Koontz Charm Con God Imagination Life Verve Wit

Selling eternal life is an unbeatable business, with no customers ever asking for their money back after the goods are not delivered.

~ Victor J. Stenger

Victor J. Stenger Con Con Men Death Deceit Funny Humor Humorous Lies Life Refund

It’s all biology. If it weren’t for two thousand years of the Christian tradition we wouldn’t think of pretending otherwise…Romance is the true opiate of the masses.

~ Amanda Craig

Amanda Craig Biology Christian Con Illusion Lie Love Marriage Romance

The easiest way to steal a man's wallet is to tell him you're going to steal his watch.

~ Leigh Bardugoh

Leigh Bardugoh Con Con Artist Crime Kaz Kaz Brekker Money Pickpocket Six Of Crows Theif Theives Wallet

Sometimes we want to believe something so badly that we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of.

~ Aaron B. Powell

Aaron B. Powell Advantage Allow Belief Believe Con Conned Ourselves Take Taken Advantage Of Trust

They may take you for a fool, promise to shower you with the world, use their canny devastating tongue to manipulate and dominate your mind, but its better to put them bulshit people at arms length rather than falling into the arms of infidelity.

~ Michael Bassey Johnson

Michael Bassey Johnson Absurdity Arms Length Cheating Cheating On Someone Con Distrust Fake Fake People Falsification Full Stop Infidelity Mark My Words Phoney Playboy Promise Promises Reality Check Relationship Satan Stop Temptation Trick

...the mind can also be kind and does blot out those episodes of our existence that we can't erase in our consciousness.

~ F. Sionil José

F. Sionil José Con Filipino Literature Life Memory Mind Power

You cannot con an honest man.

~ Ally Carter

Ally Carter Con Heist Society Honesty Kat Bishop Thief

Clever as the Devil and twice as pretty.

~ Holly Black

Holly Black Clever Con Devil Lie Sexy Wit

If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?

~ Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey Progress Con Opposite