Home » Quote » Agatha Christie » „Never do I deceive you, Hastings. I only permit you to deceive yourself.“ „Never do I deceive you, Hastings. I only permit you to deceive yourself.“ — Agatha Christie Related quotes „No, no, I am but shadow of myself:You are deceived, my substance is not here;“ — William Shakespeare „In any case, if you ever leave me with a handsome man, do not tell me that you trust me because, let me warn you: that is not what will prevent me from deceiving you, if I want to. On the contrary.“ — Jean Paul Sartre „You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you“ — Margaret Atwood