The price that one pays for refusing to act on the truth as one sees it, is to be led to believe untruth to avoid guilt. Kenneth L. Pike actavoidguilt Change image and share on social
Revelation and the nature of truth must be viewed in reference to the structure of language. Kenneth L. Pike languagenaturereference Change image and share on social
The core of my writing is not art but truth. Philip K. Dick artcoretruth Change image and share on social
Delight at having understood a very abstract and obscure system leads most people to believe in the truth of what it demonstrates. Georg C. Lichtenberg abstractdelightdemonstrate Change image and share on social
We know the seductive alchemy of art. To transform private anguish into a narrative of truth, if not beauty; to make sense where there was none; to bring order out of chaos - these are the promises art makes. Kathryn Harrison alchemyanguishart share on social
I used to say to my bubbe, 'Bubbe, is this story true?' And she'd say, 'Of course it's true! But it may not have happened.' What my bubbe was saying is profound: All stories are true. The truth is the journey you take through it - did it make you laugh, cry, seek and want justice? Then it's true. Patricia Polacco bubbecryhappen share on social
It's kind of part of human nature to want to know the truth or want to be in on the secret. For stories that focus in on that - like whodunits - it's easy to get drawn into. Mireille Enos draweasyfocus Change image and share on social
There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering. Minna Antrim complimentobliqueprefer Change image and share on social
In whatever adulation you get, there's truth and there's not truth. And wherever they dog you, and they say it was horrible - there's truth and there's not truth. It's human nature to like to read the adulation more. Matthew McConaughey adulationdoghorrible share on social
The truth is when I went to graduate school I would've said I was among the least talented of the students, I was certainly the least smart, or less educated. But I worked very hard. Mary Karr educategraduatehard Change image and share on social