#rut

How strange it was that man could neither brook The presence nor the absence of his look! ↗

— Farid al-Din Attar

#inspirational #truth #beauty

What this means is that we shouldn't abbreviate the truth but rather get a new method of presentation. ↗

— Edward Tufte

#means #method #new #presentation #rather

It is my belief... that the truth is generally preferable to lies. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#belief

You express the truth of your character with the choice of your actions. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#character #choices #truth #experience

Sometime people are disempowered because they subconsciously identify themselves by their temporary circumstances instead of connecting with their innate value and truth. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#truth #value #experience

The flimsy little protestations that mark the front gate of every novel, the solemn statements that any resemblance to real persons living or dead is entirely coincidental, are fraudulent every time. A writer has no other material to make his people from than the people of his experience ... The only thing the writer can do is to recombine parts, suppress some characterisitics and emphasize others, put two or three people into one fictional character, and pray the real-life prototypes won't sue. ↗

— Wallace Stegner

#creative-process #fiction #realism #truth #writing

Truth, also is the pursuit of it. ↗

— George Oppen

#pursuit #truth

It seems sort of unnecessary to prolong my life but I guess they can’t just let me die. I’m sure there would be paperwork. ↗

— Kimberly Russell

#life

The best way to waste your life is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the details. Report. Don't participate. Let Big Brother do the singing and dancing for you. Be a reporter. Be a good witness. A grateful member of the audience. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#life #living #participate #truth #life

My hands tend to be full enough dealing with people who hate me for who I am. Concentrate too hard on the millions of people who hate you for what you are and you're likely to turn into one of those unkempt, sloppy dressers who sag beneath the weight of the two hundred political buttons they wear pinned to their coats and knapsacks. ↗

— David Sedaris

#hatred #self-worth #truth #political