Time Quote by Betty Smith

“Francie always remembered what that kind teacher told her. “You know, Francie, a lot of people would think that these stories that you’re making…

— Betty Smith

“In the future, when something comes up, you tell exactly how it happened but write down for yourself the way you think it happened.…

— Betty Smith

In the future, when something comes up, you tell exactly how it happened but write down for yourself the way you think it should…

— Betty Smith

“the happening and the telling are very different things. This doesn’t mean that the story isn’t true, only that I honestly don’t know anymore…

— Karen Joy Fowler

“Don’t you think one can tell the truth much better with a story?”

— Diane Setterfield

“Tell me a story, even if it's a lie.”

— S. Cisneros

“That's what we do: tell made-up stories to fend off the night, to put off telling the truth.”

— Bernie Mcgill

“I tell these stories because I have lied about my life to people who have been kind to me and I am tired of…

— Robert Goolrick

“A lie is just a really great story that someone ruined with the truth.”

— Barney Stinson

“Is there a difference between a lie and a made-up story?”

— Anonymous

“A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way. It's a lie if you make something up. But you…

— Anne Lamott

“Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember a story.”

— John Wooden