Quotes About Truth

At times I am flabbergasted that my memory is considered false and my alcoholic father's memory is considered rational and sane. Am I not believed because I am a woman? If Peter Freyd were a man who lived in my neighborhood during my childhood instead of my father, would he and his wife be so believable? If not, what is it about his status as my father that makes him more credible?

How long does one accept apologies; until apologies become reality and reality becomes the truth.

Will you show me what you really look like? You don't sparkle, do you?

And this is why you don't want me to be friends with Dee, because you were afraid that I'd find out the truth?" That, and you're a human. Humans are weak. They bring us nothing but trouble." My eyes narrowed. We aren't weak. And you're on our planet. How about a little respect, buddy." Amusement flickered in his emerald eyes. Point taken.

In this season of growing darkness, I wonder how we as Christians choose to publicize the miracle we proclaim. If it is not leading to greater illumination—to a greater light—we might want to rethink how we're doing it. How can we name the miracle, not as a simple fix, but as an abiding truth?

Everyone things children are sweet as Necco Wafers, but I've lived long enough to know the truth: kids are rotten. The only difference between grown-ups and kids is that grown-ups go to jail for murder. Kids get away with it.

we lied half as much as grown-ups do, we'd be in time-out forever.

lyingest liar of them all.

but the truth is that it is only in knowing who you are at your core and staying true to yourself that you can possibly see the difference between passion and real love.

but whenever it feels uncomfortable to tell the truth, that's often the most important time to tell it.

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Sometimes you have an idea of a person — about who they are, about what you'd be like together. But sometimes that's all that it is: an idea. And for so long, I have been afraid that I loved the idea of Emily more than I will ever be capable of loving anyone real." He looked at me like the act of doing so was painful and sweet. "It was never just the idea of you, Avery.

I wasn't delusional. I wasn't dreaming. I was an heiress.

Caroline: 'You know Sora. I don't. It will hurt you. It won't hurt me. Nothing hurts me.' Lake: 'Liar. Just breathing hurts you so bad, you want to beat the snot out of something.

We're all liars sometimes.

You know that just because you ignore something, that doesn't make it go away.

Why do I have to tell a story?" I asked. "Because if you don't tell the story, someone else will tell it for you.

Sometimes you have an idea of a person — about who they are, about what you'd be like together. But sometimes that's all that it is: an idea. And for so long, I have been afraid that I loved the idea of Emily more than I will ever be capable of loving anyone real." He looked at me like the act of soing so was painful and sweet. "It was never just the idea of you, Avery.

She'd let me in, and for the first time, I actually wanted to do the same, to tell someone the truth. That I wasn't normal. That I wasn't human.

I lie to her. Because this world is not safe. The people who are supposed to protect us, the people we are supposed to trust -- I know that sometimes they are the ones who do the most harm.

That was the first time I'd said that last bit out loud. Toby Hawthorne loved my mother. She loved him. It had been an epic, seaside kind of love. Literally. Just knowing that made me feel like I'd been lying to myself every time I'd pretended that I didn't have feelings, that things didn't have to be messy.

Believe me," he said simply.

Better the devil you know than the one you don't—or is it? Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. All that glitters is not gold. Nothing is certain but death and taxes. There but for the grace of God go I.

This wasn't instinct," the man—Adam—countered. "This was guilt, Ivy." "I'm not debating this with you." "Evidence would suggest you are.