Distortion Quote by Shelby Foote

“I've never known, at least a modern historical instance, where the truth wasn't superior to distortion in every way.”

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I never cared what kind of grade I got.

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I've never shown anybody a draft of anything.

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I took five years on the first volume, five years on the second volume, and ten years on the third volume.

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Laughter is an interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable.

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