Truth Quotes

What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.

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"There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth."
Huckleberry Finn
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"You can't pray a lie."
Huckleberry Finn
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"It is the truth that I speak."
Mina Murray
V
"Truth will always emerge from the shadows."
Van Helsing
J
"Talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so."
Jo March
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"There is no beast."
Piggy
A
"Theft and lying were part of their world."
Amir
B
"Nothing had changed but the masters."
Benjamin
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"It was a close place. I took it up, and held it in my hand. I was a trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things"
Huckleberry Finn
V
"It is the truth that I seek, and in the pursuit of it I will spare no one, not even myself."
Van Helsing
A
"Baba had his own sins to atone for."
Amir
M
"Some people are not worth sacrificing for."
Mariam
M
"The truth is a terrible thing to bear."
Mina Murray
J
"I think secrets are the root of all evil in families."
Jo March
J
"It does seem too bad that I can't love you as you want me to. I've tried, but I can't change the feeling, and it would be a lie to say I do."
Jo March
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"We remember the rebellion differently"
Squealer
S
"The Seven Commandments remain unchanged"
Squealer
S
"The past is what we decide it was"
Squealer
J
"He never said a word for about an hour, then he says, 'I reckon a body that ups and tells the truth when he is in a tight place is taking considerable many risks'"
Jim
A
"But I was a liar. And I was a thief."
Amir
V
"The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him."
Van Helsing
V
"The truth, however terrible, must be faced."
Van Helsing
J
"The mark of the vampire is the absence of reflection."
Jonathan Harker
J
"Conscience is implacable."
Jean Valjean
A
"Maybe we're all monsters. Maybe we're all capable of monstrous things."
Amir
A
"I could take a thousand guesses and never come close to the truth."
Amir
V
"Truth, though bitter, is always noble"
Van Helsing
M
"We are all selfish, I'm afraid"
Marmee
J
"I think secrets are the root of all sorts of trouble"
Jo March
J
"This world is a hard place for women"
Jo March