#truth

But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#truth-telling #revolution

Fate does not seek our consent. ↗

— Terry Goodkind

#zedd #fate

I wondered how many people there were in the world who suffered, and continued to suffer, because they could not break out from their own web of shyness and reserve, and in their blindness and folly built up a great distorted wall in front of them that hid the truth. ↗

— Daphne du Maurier

#social-anxiety #truth #socialism

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead. ↗

— Robin Hobb

#fool

The philosopher with his two eyes sees double, so is unable to see the unity of the Truth. ↗

— Mahmud Shabistari

#sufi-mystic-poetry #truth #unity

Does truth have a moral? ↗

— Rick Riordan

#truth #morals

The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#skepticism #truth #determination

That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth. ↗

— Tim O'Brien

#on-fiction #stories #truth #writing #fiction

But it's the truth even if it didn't happen. ↗

— Ken Kesey

#on-fiction #fiction

All the papers that matter live off their advertisements, and the advertisers exercise an indirect censorship over news. ↗

— George Orwell

#censorship #george-orwell #ideas #media #news