“Marks forget that whenever something's too good to be true, that's because it's a con.”

“Companies die because their managers focus on the economic activity of producing goods and services, and they forget that their organizations' true nature is that of a community of humans.”

“Just because a poet said something didn’t mean it was true, only that it sounded good.”

“Whenever we give up, leave behind, and forget too much, there is always the danger that the things we have neglected will return with added force”

“A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.”

“The secret of being a top-notch con man is being able to know what the mark wants, and how to make him think he's getting it.”

“Don't forget this, too: Rumors aren't interested in the unsensational story; rumors don't care what's true.”

“She wanted to crawl into his arms and be soothed, and soothe him in return, and forget all the grand ideas she’d ever had about true love, and the necessity for it. Because true love was a load of baloney. Finding a good friend…a good friend who trusted you…was more than enough.”

“You’re working something, and I should have you arrested for impersonating a con man.”

“It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true.”