Whoever lost the truth has lost him/her self.
Loyalty is the pledge of truth to oneself and others.
It is better to be divided by truth than united in error.
Naturally, this country can't stand truth.
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.
Today’s temple of truth will become the prison of tomorrow.
Why should women not be a martyr for her cause?
The hallmark of my books is the relationships that define women's lives.
I am always on the women's side.
[W]e talk about the tyranny of words, but we like to tyrannise over them too; we are fond of having a large superfluous establishment of words to wait upon us on great occasions; we think it looks important, and sounds well. As we are not particular ...
He chose The Metamorphosis over The Trial, he chose Bartleby over Moby-Dick, he chose A Simple Heart over Bouvard and Pecuchet, and A Christmas Carol over A Tale of Two Cities or The Pickwick Papers. What a sad paradox, thought Amalfitano. Now even b...
How strange it was, I thought, that when the tiny though thousandfold beauties of the Earth disappeared and the immeasurable beauty of outer space rose in the distant quiet splendor of light, man and the greatest number of other creatures were suppos...
Edwin Land of Polaroid talked about the intersection of the humanities and science. I like that intersection. There's something magical about that place. There are a lot of people innovating, and that's not the main distinction of my career. The reas...
To understand antiquity’s idea of man, we must examine its gods and heroes, myths and legends. In these we find the classical prototype of genuine man. ... the will to greatness, wealth, power and fame. Anything opposed to it falls short of the aut...
Every Inch of the Way is a great page turning adventure which is as close as you can get, without actually saddling up and pedalling yourself into the unknown. It takes real magic to turn a great adventure, into a great book. For one thing, most peop...
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
Even ugly faces are worth looking at -- and that is a great comfort for most people.
Of listening children have your fears, for little pitchers have great ears.
The little stars will always shine while the great sun is often eclipsed.
Mules make a great fuss about their ancestors having been donkeys.
A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble.
