Never Lie

by Freida McFadden

How are you? The three most useless words in the universe of communication. Nobody who asks that question wants to know the answer. And nobody who answers ever tells the truth.

I don’t trust women who cake on layers of foundation like a mask that adheres directly to their skin.

narcissistic personality disorder—the characteristics of this diagnosis include a long-term pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, cravings for admiration, and impaired empathy.

“It’s easy to be the best husband ever when I have the best wife ever.”

“I know you’re crazy. It’s one of the things I love about you.”

happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give.”

I might be falling for him, but he has fallen far harder for me.

It’s a cheap trick. He told me he loved me, and I’m only saying it back now that I need something from him. I do love him, I really do, but the timing of my declaration is more than suspicious.

doesn’t matter that the victim really and truly deserved it. That the world would be a better place without him.

I believe that any human being is capable of terrible things if you push them hard enough.

I love him, but not enough to live here.

Evidence that once upon a time, that desiccated corpse was a real person. They put on pants and a shirt that morning, never suspecting how their day would end.

“A study of supermarket shoppers found people spend more time shopping when stores play music. You’ll notice there are no windows or clocks or skylights that give you any external time cues.”

if opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”

But denial is a powerful defense mechanism.

the only way two people can keep a secret,” she says, “is if one of them is dead.”

Let’s just say that our coincidental meeting wasn’t such a coincidence. More like it was carefully engineered by yours truly.

I’m a different person now than the girl on the tape. But in other ways, I haven’t changed at all.

the only way two people can keep a secret is if one of them is dead.