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Truth Quotes by Margaret Atwood
- Fiction is not necessarily about what you know, it's about how you feel. That is the truth about fiction, and the other truth is that…
- The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read.
- The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. Not by any other person,…
- The truth is seldom welcome, especially at dinner.
- A truth should exist, it should not be used like this. If I love you is that a fact or a weapon?
- Touch comes before sight, before speech. It is the first language and the last, and it always tells the truth.
- I have always known that there were spellbinding evil parts for women. For one thing, I was taken at an early age to see Snow…
- You want the truth, of course. You want me to put two and two together. But two and two doesn’t necessarily get you the truth.…
More Truth Quotes
- The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar… — Hannah Arendt
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. — Aristotle
- Truth sits upon the lips of dying men. — Matthew Arnold
- Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. — Mary Kay Ash
- People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. — Isaac Asimov
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov