#truth

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

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

I think of Lindsay in the bathroom of Rosalita’s, and wonder how many people are clutching secrets like little fists, like rocks sitting in the pits of their stomachs. All of them, maybe. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#life

The more you believe, the more you doubt. The more you doubt, the more you ask questions. Knowing that questions left unanswered is the best proof for your belief. ↗

— Sandra Chami Kassis

#belief #christian #christianity #god #life

I saw this cartoon in the paper, once. That Viking, Hagar the Horrible? He’s standing on the mountaintop, holding his hands to the heavens, shouting “Why me?” And down from the heavens comes the answer: “Why not?” Maybe that’s the ultimate truth; what right to do I have to expect a smooth ride? ↗

— Jonathan Kellerman

#helena-dahl #life #truth #life

The only ethical principle which has made science possible is that the truth shall be told all the time. If we do not penalize false statements made in error, we open up the way for false statements by intention. And a false statement of fact, made deliberately, is the most serious crime a scientist can commit. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#falsification #honesty #integrity #lies #scholars

I remember Robyn saying once ‘Talking about yourself can be selfish or generous’. When I asked what she meant, she said: ‘If you never talk about yourself, about your problems and stuff, that’s selfish, because you’re not giving your friends a chance to help you. And if you talk about yourself all the time, you’re selfish and boring. ↗

— John Marsden

#life #truth #life