The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented. It's a vast, sentimentalizing structure that reassures the reader, and at every point, offers the comfort of secure moral frameworks and recognizable characters. J. G. Ballard bourgeoischaractercomfort share on social
Anybody who says, 'My childhood was completely happy,' is a person who isn't remembering the truth. Judy Blume childhoodcompletelyhappy Change image and share on social
Wonder Woman, she's amazing. I love everything that she represents and everything that she stands for. She's all about love and compassion and truth and justice and equality, and she's a whole lot of woman. Gal Gadot amazecompassionequality share on social
I don't want people thinking they know me instead of the character. Steve McQueen has loads of stories about him - who knows what's true? But it's great for people to fictionalize rather than know the truth. Kit Harington characterfictionalizegreat share on social
Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous. Mencius dangeroustimetruth Change image and share on social
Semantics is about the relation of words to thoughts, but it also about the relation of words to other human concerns. Semantics is about the relation of words to reality - the way that speakers commit themselves to a shared understanding of the truth, and the way their thoughts are anchored to things and situations in the world. Steven Pinker anchorecommitconcern share on social
Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when she is sung and heard. James J. Corbett authorgloryhear Change image and share on social
It's a journalist's job to be a witness to history. We're not there to worry about ourselves. We're there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out. Robert Fisk historyimperfectjob Change image and share on social
The truth is, even those who think Dreams only happen to someone else carry a Dream hidden deep in their heart, just hoping it can come true. Bruce Wilkinson carrydeepdream Change image and share on social
The truth is I want to make music that people enjoy. Hunter Parrish enjoymakemusic Change image and share on social