“Fiction writers, at least in their braver moments, do desire the truth: to know it, speak it, serve it. But they go about it in a peculiar and devious way, which consists in inventing persons, places, and events which never did and never will exist or occur, and telling about these fictions in detail and at length and with a great deal of emotion, and then when they are done writing down this pack of lies, they say, There! That's the truth!” KnowsWayWritingPersonsDoneMomentsTruthLyingDesireSpeakDealsEmotionFictionEventsDetailsLengthPeculiarPacksInventingFiction WritersDevious Book:The Left Hand of Darkness Source: The Left Hand of Darkness
“A democratic constitution, not supported by democratic institutions in detail, but confined to the central government, not only is not political freedom, but often creates a spirit precisely the reverse, carrying down to the lowest grade in society the desire and ambition of political domination.” GovernmentPoliticalSpiritDesirePoliticsEconomyAmbitionConstitutionInstitutionsDemocraticDetailsLiberalismGradesReverseLowestDominationConfinedPolitical FreedomCentral Government Book:Principles of political economy with some of their applications to social philosophy Source: Principles of political economy with some of their applications to social philosophy
“Write down the area of your life that most needs your attention right now and then write out all the details you saw of your soul's vision for this part of your life. What will that part of your life look like? How will achieving your goal change your life? How will it change the life of those around you? When you reach your goal, when you fulfill that desire, what will it make room for? Write that all down.” NeedsWritingLooksDoeSoulDesireGoalRoomsAttentionVisionMinutesAchieveRight NowAreasDetailsYour SoulNow And ThenChanging Your LifeAchieving Your GoalsReaching Your Goals Author:Debbie Ford