Quotes on “truth”

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.

Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know

Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will

What the hell is instant? Nothing is instant. Instant rice takes five minutes, instant pudding an hour. I doubt that an instant of blinding pain feels particularly instantaneous.

The truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick.

Proof is boring. Proof is tiresome. Proof is an irrelevance. People would far rather be handed an easy lie than search for a difficult truth, especially if it suits their own purposes.

If she spoke, she would tell him the truth: she was not okay at all, but horribly empty, now that she knew what it was like to be filled.

The truth doesn't always set you free; people prefer to believe prettier, neatley wrapped lies

Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's any less true.

Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.

When the time comes to die, make sure that all you have to do is die!

It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.

Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.

Hypocrites get offended by the truth.

It’s hard to throw away history. It was like you were throwing away a part of yourself.

She was reflecting back on a truth she had learned over the years: that people heard what they wanted to hear, saw what they wanted, believed what they wanted.

...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons.- Mr. Penderwick

the worst part about being lied to is knowing you werent worth the truth