“The need for truth is not constant; no more than is the need for repose. An idea which is a distortion may have a greater intellectual thrust than the truth; it may better serve the needs of the spirit, which vary. The truth is balance, but the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie.” NeedsMayIdeasSpiritLyingGreaterBalanceTruth IsIntellectualOppositesConstantVaryThrustReposeDistortion Book:A Susan Sontag reader Source: A Susan Sontag reader
“We are told in the Pentateuch, that god, the father of us all, gave thousands of maidens, after having killed their fathers, their mothers, and their brothers, to satisfy the brutal lusts of savage men. If there be a god, I pray him to write in his book, opposite my name, that I denied this lie for him.” IfsMenWritingBookLyingMotherFatherNamesBrotherPrayingOppositesLustDeniedBrutalSavagesI PrayMaidensIf There Is A God Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“This is why I wanted to be different and why I wanted to have power and fame and money: because I wanted to be attractive to the opposite sex. I'd be lying to you if I didn't say that was a big part of it” IfsDifferentBigsWantedLyingSexFameOppositesAttractive Author:Michael Buble
“Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.” WayTwoLyingHalfVirtueOppositesVicesHalf WayTwo Opposites Author:Horace
“So often, over the course of our day-to-days, we forget the details of what shapes us most in life. Sure, we'll pay through the nose to have our weddings videotaped, but can we say the same thing about the first time we discovered masturbation, or the moment we realized that the true nature of the opposite sex is to lie and humiliate (and I'm not just talking about women here)? Usually not.” FirstsMomentsLyingCoursesSexForgetPayTalkingShapesFirst TimeOppositesDetailsNosesTrue NatureMasturbationHumiliateOur Wedding Author:Kevin Smith