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You cannot 'rationalize' what is not rational to begin with - as if lying were called 'truthization.' There is no way to obtain more truth for a proposition by bribery, flattery, or the most passionate argument - you can make more people believe the proposition, but you cannot make it more true. ”
Some stories are true that never happened. ”
And yet you see the weakness of external evidence-and outward miracles; they were not sufficient to make true believers, or to make the Israelites believe that Jesus was their promised Messiah. ”
Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true. ”
Everything I do is true to the person I am. To me, there's not too much distinction between Elias and my former name. ”
If you have what you want to say inside, and if you are crying for something that is true inside, it doesn't matter. The camera always sees it. ”
Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. ”
What I feel is that true creation happens when you're making something out of nothing - like it's divine, you know. Creation is a completely divine concept. ”
Teaching is a great complement to writing. It's very social and gets you out of your own head. It's also very optimistic. It renews itself every year - it's a renewable resource. ”
Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used. ”