J. Conrad > J.'s Quotes

“Formerly, when I would feel a desire to understand someone, or myself, I would take into consideration not actions, in which everything is relative, but wishes. Tell me what you want and I'll tell you who you are.”
― Anton Chekhov, Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov

“Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.”
― Epictetus

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
― Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays, Vol. II: 1926-1929

“Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you.”
― Stephanie Klein, Straight Up and Dirty

“Love truth, but pardon error.”
― Voltaire

“The truth doesn't always set you free; people prefer to believe prettier, neatley wrapped lies”
― Jodi Picoult, Keeping Faith

“I want to invent a new kind of revolution. A revolution of the human soul. Society changes without a single drop of spilt blood”
― Bruce Burk, Zealous Blurbs and Proverbs

“Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.”
― Sue Grafton, M is for Malice