How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Lies," Patrick Markham says. […] "The Officials told Ky and other workers […] that they'd been given a new work position. A better one. But in reality, they're sending them to the Outer Provinces to fight." (29.44)
Well that's a pretty epic lie… This moment is illuminating for Cassia, who has up until this point believed that—for the most part—Society is looking out for her best interests. This, however, is pretty emblematic of the bigger lies Society's telling and how it uses them to placate its citizens. Rather than looking out for the interests of its citizens, Society's focused on retaining power and control.
Quote #8
"It won't hurt you. All it does is clear your mind." (29.69)
This is pretty much the biggest possible deception there is. As Cassia learns, anytime the citizens learn something Society doesn't want them to know, they just up and erase their entire memories to perpetuate the lies.
Quote #9
There are things she doesn't know. With this realization, it is as though something has been given back to me. (30.115)
It seems deceiving others gives you a sense of power and control over them. Throughout the book, we see ways in which the Society has lied to its citizens in order to mollify them—and when Cassia realizes she's been able to deceive Society, she regains a sense of control.