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Science by itself has no moral dimension. But it does seek to establish truth. And upon this truth morality can be built.

Exactitude is not truth.

In nonfiction, you have that limitation, that constraint, of telling the truth.

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it.

I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's easier to get to the truth by not claiming that you are speaking it. Some things can be said in fiction that can never be said in memoir.

As soon as I became old enough to make my dreams my reality, I became a firm believer that the subconscious and the world outside of our flesh and blood is essentially the truth.

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

A fact must be assimilated with, or discriminated fromm, some other fact or facts, in order to be raised to the dignity of a truth, and made to convey the least knowledge to the mind.

We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves.

I think fiction is a very serious thing, that while it is fiction, it is also a revelation of truth, or facts.

Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.

Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.

One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.

Truth is often the favorite tool of those who deceive.

There is little more powerful than when truth joins action.

We all have a social mask, right? We put it on, we go out, put our best foot forward, our best image. But behind that social mask is a personal truth, what we really, really believe about who we are and what we're capable of.

Do you want to know the truth, or see me hit a few dingers?

Good lies need a leavening of truth to make them palatable.