A successful lie cannot be brought into this world and capriciously abandoned; like any committed relationship, it must be maintained, and with far more devotion than the truth, which carries on being carelessly true without any help.
Lionel ShriverEverything people do that doesnโt work has to be somebody elseโs fault. Next time you know, geezersโll be suing the government for getting old and kidsโll be taking their mommies to court because they came out ugly.
Lionel Shriver...You can only subject people to anguish who have a conscience. You can only punish people who have hopes to frustrate or attachments to sever; who worry what you think of them. You can really only punish people who are already a little bit good.
Lionel Shriver