--- title: "28 Emotional Truth Quotes by 26 authors" description: "Browse 28 Emotional Truth quotes by 26 authors. Discover the best Emotional Truth sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/theresa-breslin-23100_deliver_in-order-to-deliver-the-emotional-truth_1681934.jpg" --- > [In order to deliver the emotional truth in the story, you have to include some of the literal truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theresa-breslin/in-order-to-deliver-the-emotional-truth-in-the-story-you-have-to/) [Theresa Breslin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theresa-breslin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/theresa-breslin-23100_deliver_in-order-to-deliver-the-emotional-truth_1681934.jpg) > [The universe of poetry is the universe of emotional truth. Our material is in the way we feel and the way we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-rukeyser/the-universe-of-poetry-is-the-universe-of-emotional-truth-our/) [Muriel Rukeyser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-rukeyser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/muriel-rukeyser-7348_emotional_the-universe-of-poetry-is-the-universe-o_1758889.jpg) > [I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-hoffman/i-always-felt-and-still-feel-that-fairy-tales-have-an-emotional-truth/) [Alice Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-hoffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/283/alice-hoffman-427_emotional_i-always-felt-and-still-feel-that-fairy_2641635.png) > [The way I navigate scenes is through what I perceive to be the emotional truth of the character: what he wants from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bass/the-way-i-navigate-scenes-is-through-what-i-perceive-to-be-the/) [Ben Bass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/ben-bass-46604_character_the-way-i-navigate-scenes-is-through-wha_1578526.jpg) > [What you hope, what you're trusting the filmmaker to do, is to capture the emotional truth of the situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-berlinger/what-you-hope-what-you-re-trusting-the-filmmaker-to-do-is-to-capture/) [Joe Berlinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-berlinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13b/joe-berlinger-27056_capture_what-you-hope-what-you-re-trusting-the-f_1316343.jpg) > [A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-cary/a-novel-should-be-an-experience-and-convey-an-emotional-truth-rather/) [Joyce Cary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-cary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/joyce-cary-11619_argument_a-novel-should-be-an-experience-and-conv_3037172.jpg) > [I wouldn't want to sound emotional. But truth is, I'm just used to being left behind. It's like people think I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-wouldn-t-want-to-sound-emotional-but-truth-is-i-m-just-used-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/568/anonymous-1_emotional_i-wouldn-t-want-to-sound-emotional-but-t_304654.jpg) > [Readers embrace all kinds of characters as long as they are written with emotional truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/readers-embrace-all-kinds-of-characters-as-long-as-they-are-written/) [David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f18/david-levithan-67_all-kinds_readers-embrace-all-kinds-of-characters_2635666.jpg) > [“Nook people confuse emotional truth with other varieties of truth. They are a composite of the last person who complimented them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/durga-chew-bose/nook-people-confuse-emotional-truth-with-other-varieties-of-truth/) [Durga Chew-Bose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/durga-chew-bose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d9/durga-chew-bose-9010_emotional_nook-people-confuse-emotional-truth-with_309712.jpg) > [Emotional truth is the reward of digging deeply enough to find the truth about how one really feels, but in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-schultz/emotional-truth-is-the-reward-of-digging-deeply-enough-to-find-the/) [Philip Schultz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-schultz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/philip-schultz-36433_artistry_emotional-truth-is-the-reward-of-digging_747903.jpg) > [I've been told by people who write historical novels that you just sort of write the emotional truth first, the story at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jami-attenberg/i-ve-been-told-by-people-who-write-historical-novels-that-you-just/) [Jami Attenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jami-attenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/jami-attenberg-2877_core_i-ve-been-told-by-people-who-write-histo_2428966.png) > [Any documentary; any capturing of a non-fiction event, is a hyper-realistic condensation of reality that hopefully reveals an emotional truth. It's never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-berlinger/any-documentary-any-capturing-of-a-non-fiction-event-is-a-hyper/) [Joe Berlinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-berlinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/joe-berlinger-27056_condensation_any-documentary-any-capturing-of-a-non-f_3128607.jpg) > [I haven't written a whole lot of nonfiction, but what I have written leads me to believe that it's an entirely different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-currie-jr/i-haven-t-written-a-whole-lot-of-nonfiction-but-what-i-have-written/) [Ron Currie Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-currie-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/ron-currie-jr-10474_believe_i-haven-t-written-a-whole-lot-of-nonfict_1747570.jpg) > [If you're trying to convey a crucial emotional truth, you have to be in total control of the emotional pacing of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-keck/if-you-re-trying-to-convey-a-crucial-emotional-truth-you-have-to-be/) [Kevin Keck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-keck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df7/kevin-keck-25114_crucial_if-you-re-trying-to-convey-a-crucial-emo_674349.jpg) > [The only rule I have when writing is to try to tell the truth. That doesn't mean you can't exaggerate, edit, rewrite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-jong/the-only-rule-i-have-when-writing-is-to-try-to-tell-the-truth-that/) [Erica Jong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-jong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/erica-jong-445_dramatic_the-only-rule-i-have-when-writing-is-to_1122796.jpg) > [Of all people, children are the ones that really understand when there's a truth there for them - an emotional truth. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/of-all-people-children-are-the-ones-that-really-understand-when-there/) [Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c0/jan-brett-24061_audience_of-all-people-children-are-the-ones-that_2088066.jpg) > [In fact, I always assumed that most everything I read was true, to one degree or another. I couldn't articulate this fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-keck/in-fact-i-always-assumed-that-most-everything-i-read-was-true-to-one/) [Kevin Keck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-keck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/kevin-keck-25114_behinds_in-fact-i-always-assumed-that-most-every_1688202.jpg) > [“The failure of art is, as we have said, not a complete failure. Substantial truth is revealed to us, we are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-g-collingwood/the-failure-of-art-is-as-we-have-said-not-a-complete-failure/) [R. G. Collingwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-g-collingwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/r-g-collingwood-37775_beauty_the-failure-of-art-is-as-we-have-said-no_1154965.jpg) > [The novels I love, the ones I remember, the ones I re-read, have an empathetic human quality, or 'emotional truth'. This quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/the-novels-i-love-the-ones-i-remember-the-ones-i-re-read-have-an/) [Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-505_books_the-novels-i-love-the-ones-i-remember-th_1283325.png) > [“I don't expect to have a fully verified story of how Jo's disorder developed, but I don't think that historical accuracy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-frances-casey/i-don-t-expect-to-have-a-fully-verified-story-of-how-jo-s-disorder/) [Joan Frances Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-frances-casey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f72/joan-frances-casey-20220_different-level_i-don-t-expect-to-have-a-fully-verified_1056937.jpg) > [“I haven’t been disingenuous in what I’ve said describing my perception of “truth” and “reality.” Certainly, I understand what is generally meant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-gloeckner/i-haven-t-been-disingenuous-in-what-i-ve-said-describing-my/) [Phoebe Gloeckner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-gloeckner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/phoebe-gloeckner-27831_end-result_i-haven-t-been-disingenuous-in-what-i-ve_662221.jpg) > [I guess if you try to write with honesty and emotional truth, then that will resonate no matter what the age of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ol-parker/i-guess-if-you-try-to-write-with-honesty-and-emotional-truth-then/) [Ol Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ol-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/ol-parker-16489_age_i-guess-if-you-try-to-write-with-honesty_1964934.jpg) > [I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go to someplace that seems like a revelation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-always-think-it-s-interesting-to-dig-a-little-bit-deeper-every-time/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/528/carly-simon-9969_deeper_i-always-think-it-s-interesting-to-dig-a_1553634.jpg) > [Without sounding pretentious, if you get the emotional truth right, then you're set. Then the funny stuff you can pile on as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-goldstein/without-sounding-pretentious-if-you-get-the-emotional-truth-right/) [Brett Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-goldstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/brett-goldstein-10360_comedy_without-sounding-pretentious-if-you-get_2314591.jpg) > [I'm not that interested in recreating reality. I'm interested in recreating an emotional truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-m-not-that-interested-in-recreating-reality-i-m-interested-in/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/guillermo-del-toro-986_emotional_i-m-not-that-interested-in-recreating-re_537416.png) > [When you look at the history of slavery in the United States, and you see the impact that 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' had,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-mazin/when-you-look-at-the-history-of-slavery-in-the-united-states-and-you/) [Craig Mazin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-mazin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/craig-mazin-14927_change_when-you-look-at-the-history-of-slavery_1826468.jpg) > [One thing we can probably agree on is that the truth, however we define it, is often hard to tell. It can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-barrington/one-thing-we-can-probably-agree-on-is-that-the-truth-however-we/) [Judith Barrington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-barrington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/judith-barrington-45112_agree_one-thing-we-can-probably-agree-on-is-th_2553766.jpg) > [“There was, he thought, an emotional truth here somewhere, and he could see now that his role-playing had a previously unsuspected artistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-hornby/there-was-he-thought-an-emotional-truth-here-somewhere-and-he-could/) [Nick Hornby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-hornby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/647/nick-hornby-325_de-niro_there-was-he-thought-an-emotional-truth_681313.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotional-truth/#itemlist", "name": "Emotional Truth Quotes", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In order to deliver the emotional truth in the story, you have to include some of the literal truth.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Theresa Breslin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theresa-breslin/in-order-to-deliver-the-emotional-truth-in-the-story-you-have-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/theresa-breslin-23100_deliver_in-order-to-deliver-the-emotional-truth_1681934.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/theresa-breslin-23100_deliver_in-order-to-deliver-the-emotional-truth_1681934.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/theresa-breslin-23100_deliver_in-order-to-deliver-the-emotional-truth_1681934.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In order to deliver the emotional truth in the story, you have to include some of the literal truth.” — Theresa Breslin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The universe of poetry is the universe of emotional truth. 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