Quotes About Truth

We couldn't see the real dark for the metaphorical dark. Because of the metaphorical dark, the death-dark, we were constantly concerned to banish the natural dark.

Truth is nothing but a lie manipulated into art.

Even free spirits had to the face the music sometime.

we are theological amnesiacs;

Meditation is not spacing-out or running away. In fact, it is being totally honest with ourselves.

History is not what happened but what is written down

For love that is not requited in equal measure is not love at all; it is not sacred. And holding on to the ideal of such love can keep us from finding the one that is true.

History is not what happened. History is what was written down.

For one final, exquisitely tender instant they clung to each other. Love, deep and bittersweet in this moment of truth, arced between them. Then there were hands, pushing them apart, drawing Niall away. "Yer pardon, m'lord," came an anxious voice. "It's time. It's women's work now. Step aside.

Any life lived attentively is disillusioning as it forces us to know us as we are.

A prophet's task is to reveal the fault lines hidden beneath the comfortable surface of the worlds we invent for ourselves, the national myths as well as the little lies and delusions of control and security that get us through the day. And Jeremiah does this better than anyone.

And though there's a grain of truth in every rumor, I've found that the worst gossip usually starts with something harmless.

No matter what passes, for good or ill, it is always better to know.

The secret life is the only real life. Everything else is just a disguise.

once described fiction as a monumental lie that has to have the absolute ring of truth if it is to succeed. And that ring of truth invariably comes from research, which in turn gives a novel its authenticity. It is this kind of authenticity plus good storytelling that made Forever Amber a bestseller 56 years ago. Now

Alas, Max, this will pain you, I know, but you must realize the truth. There are movements far bigger than the men who make them up. As for me, I am a part of the movement. Heinrich is an officer in the boys' corps, which is headed by Baron Von Freische, whose rank is now shedding a luster upon our house, for he comes often to visit with Heinrich and Elsa, whom he much admires.

The truth is that there is always more love and that releasing even the most amazing love is not the end of love for you. You have more love to experience for as long as you live.

The truth is (in most cases), the most painful thing a person can hear. So why couple that with lies, deceit, and betrayal, and make the person deal with , not only the painful truth but all those other devistating things on top of the already painful truth.

But if I do not accept my responsibility, then I have not changed at all. You are right when you say I have shown my true face to the world. Now I must accept the consequences of a life built on truth, and embrace the woman I have become.

Kabir I recently came across: "…just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.

One creature's truth is another's lie. (Scroom of Strix Struma)

Mairi cupped her daughter's face in her hands. "There are things ye believe, lass, and things that are true. Someday, mayhap, ye'll learn to know the difference.

The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. —Flannery O'Connor

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.