#ruth

I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me. ↗

— S.E. Hinton

#lying #self-deception #truth #time

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. ↗

— George Orwell

#time

Trust starts with truth and ends with truth. ↗

— Santosh Kalwar

#truth #trust

All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#writing #writing-advice #true

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it. ↗

— Mark Twain

#people

I no longer feel allegiance to these monsters called human beings, despise being one myself. I think that Peeta was onto something about us destroying one another and letting some decent species take over. Because something is significantly wrong with a creature that sacrifices its children’s lives to settle its differences. You can spin it any way you like. Snow thought the Hunger Games were an efficient means of control. Coin thought the parachutes would expedite the war. But in the end, who does it benefit? No one. The truth is, it benefits no one to live in a world where these things happen. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#politics #truth #war #sacrifice

I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. ↗

— Al Pacino

#lies #lying #truth #acting

If I had a shiny gun I could have a world of fun Speeding bullets through the brains Of the folks that cause me pains :) ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#truth #wisdom #fun

You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#wise

no army has ever marched into battle thinking that the Creator had sided with their enemy. ↗

— Terry Goodkind

#zedd #enemy