#deception

In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People." (Canton, OH, Anti-War Speech, June 16, 1918) ↗

— Eugene Victor Debs

#exploitation #fundamentalism #oppression #patriotism #religion

It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of self-deception. ↗

— Robert Motherwell

#deep #examination #may #necessity #self-deception

Together we agree that there are few tableaus more pathetic than a woman poring over a plethora of self-help books, while in a small café across town her husband is sharing a bottle of Pouilly-Fuissé and fettucini Alfredo with a beautiful woman, fondling her fishnet knee and making careful plans to escape his life. ↗

— Suzanne Finnamore

#divorce #infidelity #marriage #self-help #beauty

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#life #war #art

Every picture tells a story. But sometimes it's hard to know what story is actually being told. ↗

— Anastasia Hollings

#beauty

I know my vision is impaired and cannot be trusted with even the simplest tasks, much less dating. Not that I´ve come within talon distance of a man. ↗

— Suzanne Finnamore

#cheating #deception #divorce #infidelity #marriage

Betrayal and dishonor is usually an inside job. Keep it 'sucka-free', loved one! ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#deceit #deception #disgrace #dishonor #quotes

I love you as the mother of my child": the kiss of death. Mother of His Child: demotion. I am beginning to see this truism: Mothers are not always wives. I have been stripped of a piece of self. ↗

— Suzanne Finnamore

#cheating #deception #divorce #infidelity #marriage

It is the camp law: people going to their death must be deceived to the very end. ↗

— Tadeusz Borowski

#death #deception #death

We tell you, tapping on our brows, The story as it should be, As if the story of a house Were told or ever could be. ↗

— Edwin Robinson

#family-saga #love #family