The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

Nadine Gordimer

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Topic

Seeking the truth Nature of truth Truth

Author

Nadine Gordimer

Source

A Bolter and the Invincible Summer

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

South Africa Africa

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Citation

Gordimer, Nadine. "Leaving School—II." London Magazine, May 1963.

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Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent.

Mignon McLaughlin

The Neurotic's Notebook

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Topic
Hope Definition

Author

Mignon McLaughlin
Source
The Neurotic's Notebook
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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Citation

McLaughlin, Mignon. The Neurotic's Notebook. ‎The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1963, ch. 5.

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The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar

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Topic
Truth hurts Truth Willful ignorance Freedom

Author

Herbert Agar
Source
A Time for Greatness
Statement Type
Irony
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Agar, Herbert. A Time for Greatness. Little, Brown and Company, 1942.