The brain is unreliable. It relies on lies.

There are no secrets.’ The thing smiled, showing a row of even, childlike teeth. ‘None worth keeping. Only the ones you hide from yourself, which are the most damaging and hurtful of all. Truth is...

…today, I’m writing about the extraordinary; those ‘moments’ in life that reach us, and change us. Those moments take place all the time, really – it’s just that we’re taught not to notice. We’re taught...

Don’t be sorry for the truth. A harsh truth is less damaging than a tender lie, and the worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves.

Regardless of how far a person runs, a lie will eventually catch up to them.

…the truth was more powerful than a lie could ever be (Eric)

It’s going to be okay, Eric,” Urte said, helping me sit up. I shook my head. “Lying is my forte, Urte, not yours.” (Eric.)

I had great pity on Ansje, because she always acted very happy, but I believed that it was really a front. I could see through it. Inside she was crying because she was really very...

A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.

The lies we tell other people are nothing to the lies we tell ourselves.