The Dazzling Truth Quotes

“Consider this - when you ask a child to draw you a picture, or tell you a story, they never refuse because they 'aren't creative.' We just learn as we get older whether we're allowed to call ourselves the anymore because we're trained only to invest time in what we are 'good at.' And its a tragedy - when we can't create purely for the joy it brings us. Don't be afraid to play, Fionn. It's good for the soul.”
― Helen Cullen, The Dazzling Truth: A Novel – A Gripping Multigenerational Drama Set Across Three Decades in Ireland

“And he wasn’t prepared to ask questions tonight that might draw from her answers too brutal to bear. Her conviction to the truth was her great strength; his inability to hear it his great weakness.”
― Helen Cullen, The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually