truth

"Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies."

"We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies."

"The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces."

"I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do — to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited and harmful image of people. It thus impedes a broader social acceptance of what someone, or a group of people, might actually be like."

"The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie."

"All cynics are disappointed idealists. The more stars in the eyes, the harder the fall."

"Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone one who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love."

"An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling falsehood."

"I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the intense, often unmitigated pain. It is important to share how I know survival is survival and not just a walk throught the rain."

"I've heard it said that God is in the details. It's the same with the truth. Leave out the details, the crucial heart, and you can damn someone with the bare bones of it."

"The first casualty when war comes is truth."

"Night is a time of rigor, but also of mercy. There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark"

"Because, sometimes, things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them."

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."

"Your words will either give you joy or give you sorrow, but if they were spoken without regret, they give you peace."

"People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are."

"You're so easy to read but the book is boring me."

"Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfill your purpose."

"I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world."

"We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities."