In Other Words - 2/6/11

It's time for In Other Words - each Sunday we bring you a collection of literary quotes selected by our blog team centered around a different theme or topic. We hope you're enjoying this meme as much as we are!

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This week's topic: Truth


Julie:
"A thing may happen and be a total lie;
another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth."
—Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

"There's a world of difference between truth and facts.
Facts can obscure truth."
—Maya Angelou

Andrea:
"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple."
—Oscar Wilde

"The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing,
and should be treated with caution."
—J.K. Rowling

Tevya:
"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."
—Martin Luther King

"I am always going to be true to myself."
—Diana, Princess of Wales

Paula:
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.
Give him a mask,and he will tell you the truth."
—Oscar Wilde

"Turns out if you never lie, there's always someone mad at you."
—Scott Westerfeld, Extras

Next week's topic: FAMILY