Lies and Deceit Quotes in The Girl on the Train

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

"To be honest with you, I was having a really hard time in my marriage, so I think it was a kind of compare-and-contrast thing. She lit up when she spoke about you." (11.118)

Here Rachel does a nice thing by lying: She makes Scott feel a little better about his marriage to Megan. Even though she doesn't know it was rocky at the end, this lie might make him feel a little less guilty for fighting with her before she died.

Quote #8

"I lied. Anything for an easy life." (26.52)

Tom is pretty despicable. It doesn't matter to him who he hurts with his lies, he only wants to make himself look and feel better.

Quote #9

"I'm a good liar. […] Even if she did check, the thing with Rachel is, she won't remember what happened tomorrow anyway." (26.64)

Tom knows how to pick people who are easy to lie to. So not only is he a liar, he's a lazy liar.