“We didn't exactly believe your story.' Then --?' 'We believed your two hundred dollars.' 'You mean --' She seemed not to know what he meant. 'I mean that you paid us more than if you'd been telling the truth,' he explained blandly, 'and enough more to make it all right.” IfsKnowsBelieveMeanTwoEnoughStoriesHundredPaidDollarsTelling The Truth Author:Dashiell Hammett
“The people who lie the most are nearly always the clumsiest at it, and they're easier to fool with lies than most people, too. You'd think they'd be on the look-out for lies, but they seem to be the very ones that will believe almost anything at all.” PeopleThinkingBelieveLooksSeemsLyingFoolEasierPeople Who Lie Book:Novels Source: Novels