| By the close of the story, it seems that the narrator has only begun to come to terms with the self-deceit he has practiced on himself. |
| Hers was the solidest woman's heart I have ever met, and with it what facility in self-deceit. |
| In these murky circumstances, filled with self-deceit and double standards, the corruption of language is inevitable. |
| Even non-believers must accept the human propensity to self-deceit, selfishness, and evil. |
| Every armed conflict will merely exacerbate the condition of mutual misunderstanding and self-deceit. |
| And this strict scrutiny is no where more necessary, because there is no where more room for the operation of self-deceit. |
