There's a reason that everybody lies: it works. It's what allows society to function. It's what separates man from beast.
Oh, I thought that was our thumbs.
You wanna know every place your mom's thumb has been?
I'm sorry, I missed rehearsal, am I taking the "truth is good" side? Don't you usually take that part?
Lies are a tool - they can be used either for good or - no, wait, I've got a better one: Lies are like children: hard work, but they're worth it because the future depends on them.
You're so full of love... or something.
The notion of picking one time of year to be decent to other people is obscene because it's actually validating the notion of being miserable wretches the rest of the year.
I did once. She just tied me down and whined about how hard it is to be Dean of Medicine.
[walking with Dr. Wilson] Where're we going?
Nowhere, I just know it hurts you.
I saw something amazing: pure truth. She told her mother that she was dying. Stripped her of all hope.
[haltingly] That sounds... horrible.
It was like watching some... bizarre astronomical event that you know you're never gonna see again.
You tell people the cold, hard truth all the time. You get off on it.
Because I don't care. She cared. [thoughtful] She did it anyway. She did it because she cared.
[sarcastically] The angels of Christmas have finally given House a present he can appreciate.
Oh, don't ruin it. Don't pin this on Christ, he's got enough nails in him.
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