#truth

The epitome of culture is the search for truth, or at least a reasonable approximation of reality, most notably the need to know ourselves and the world around us. ↗

— Eric Chaisson

#reality #truth #age

Why can't a woman be a little cooler in her emotions and a little quieter and more repressed without it being a huge thing? I've actually always quite enjoyed that, to tell you the truth. ↗

— Anna Torv

#always #being #cooler #emotions #enjoyed

When all of this music sounds like you know what you want to say, then it will have been of all worth, ever. You will be something complete unto yourself, present and unique. ↗

— Jeff Buckley

#jeff-buckley #music #truth #music

Men don't need linguistic talent; they just need courage and words. ↗

— Helen Fisher

#truth #courage

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got. ↗

— Sabrina Ward Harrison

#people #truth #art

Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth. ↗

— Khaled Hosseini

#books #deception #fiction #lies #novels

A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. There is no such thing as inaccuracy in a photograph. All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. ↗

— Richard Avedon

#art #inaacuracy #perspective #photography #portraits

The truth knocks on your door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so it goes away. ↗

— Robert M. Pirsig

#art

The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth. ↗

— Blue Balliett

#truth #art

It was queer how sometimes a child's innocent eyes can see things that grown men are blind to. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#game-of-thrones #reality #truth #courage