In the lead up to the Iraq war and its later conduct, I saw at a minimum, true dereliction, negligence and irresponsibility, at worse, lying, incompetence and corruption.
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
Most of the things we do, we do for no better reason than that our fathers have done them or our neighbors do them, and the same is true of a larger part than what we suspect of what we think.
True it is that each of us has only one life - but how many of us 'die a thousand deaths' in fear and nervousness!
All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.
It is true practically if not altogether without exception that the changes studied by any science tend to equilibrate or neutralize the forces which bring them about, and finally to come to rest.
If every effect of any new products or methods were required to be known before they could be produced and marketed, they would not be true innovations - and thus not represent new knowledge of what people would like, if offered.
A true scientist doesn't perform prescribed experiments; she develops her own and thus generates wholly new knowledge.
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
If 'The New York Times' says it, it must be true.
The great want of our race is perfect educators to train new-born minds, who are infallible teachers of what is right and true.
People write fiction in their minds all the time - every time we read a 'human interest' news story, or a true crime tale, we find ourselves fascinated because we're trying to understand why people behave the way they do, why they make the choices they do, how we become who we become.
Many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares, were there a danger of their coming true!
To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.
The name of the album is 'Non-Fiction'. And, I'm calling it that because the name of every song on this album is derived from a true story. Now, some of the stories are mine. Some of the stories belong to some of my fans.
Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who can be sure?
However true it may be that we have estranged ourselves from Nature, it is nonetheless true that we feel we are in her and belong to her. It can be only her own working which pulsates also in us. We must find the way back to her again.
I think readers either love or hate nonlinear storytelling, and it's true that it can be more difficult, both to write and to read.
Pot Noodles are my true love because I donβt have to cook them. I have a ritual: take one pot noodle, add a teaspoon of chilli flakes and half of salt, plus all the seasoning it comes with.
I was very protective of my privacy. I didn't want people to write bad things about me that weren't true, because that's just not fair. Fifty percent of everything written about me is wrong.
