#truth

"Few things are more deceptive than memories."

"All should be laid open to you without reserve, for there is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world."

"A lot of young girls think that the opposite of fake is rudeness. And just as ugly as fake is, so is saying whatever is on your mind because it's the truth."

"How hurtful it can be to deny one's true self and live a life of lies just to appease others."

"There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself."

"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is - infinite."

"Breaking with Tradition is Tradition You can take the poem outside of tradition,but you can't take tradition out of the poem."

"Nin knew how much humans loved money, riches, and material things—though he never really could understand why. The more technologically advanced the human species got, the more isolated they seemed to become, at the same time. It was alarming, how humans could spend entire lifetimes engaged in all kinds of activities, without getting any closer to knowing who they really were, inside."

"The right to search for the truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be the truth."

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."

"Deadlines The only deadline I plan on missing is the one at the cemetery."

"What Children See [10w] "A spider is an octopus who lives in the desert."

"Everything was too sharp and clear, so that I could never tell where to start- the way a map that shows too much can sometimes be useless."

"You are beholdenTo the truthIt is the wayIt is the pathIt is your destinyTo be trueIs to be"

"Contiguous vs. Continuous Identity Identity's only preserved in death;in life it is ever-changing."

"I don't understand people who say they need more "Me Time."What other time is there? Do these people spend part of their day in someone else's body?"

"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."

"Well and good if all things change, O Lord God, provided I am rooted in You."

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies."