Sweet Little Lies Quotes

“That's how you tell a good lie, after all. You don't try to prove the lie. You don't insist that it's true. You just make the lie plausible. Then you let the other person weigh that plausibility in their own mind. The best lies aren't the most fabricated. They're the ones that leave the most doubt”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies

“I don't stand up for myself. I'm a survivor not because I'm strong, but because I'm a coward. Because when it comes down to fight or flee, I flee. I flee and I survive. But at what price?”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies

“A revelation that we only ever see what we want to see in another person. That it's impossible to ever truly see someone else for who they really are”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies

“At their cores, most people are liars. They may not always be intentionally misleading with the truth, but everyone lies. Everyone has something to hide. Secrets they keep from everyone, including their friends and family”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies

“Sometimes kids are horrible because being mean and being catty makes them feel powerful. Sometimes it's because they're scared out of their minds. It's hard being reminded that bad shit can happen to anyone”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies

“The funny thing about being a kid is that you simultaneously believe and don't believe in the unexplainable”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies

“I'd always been the coward between us. I wanted people to accept me. I needed to be part of the group. Because if I wasn't then I was nobody. I always thought it'd be better to be surrounded by people who hated me than to be alone”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies

“I don't know what I want. An online relationship is nice because it's safe. But I miss feeling something other than guilt and regret. I miss having that connection with someone.”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies

“And no amount of time or circumstance can take away the intensity of a person's first love. For better or worse, that feeling is eternal”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies

“I thought people were supposed to become more patient and understanding with age. Maybe that's only for other people. Not us. Not me”
― Karin Nordin, Sweet Little Lies