“The truth is that art does not teach; it makes you feel, and any teaching that may arise from the feeling is an extra, and must not be stressed too much. In the modern world, and in Canada as much as anywhere, we are obsessed with the notion that to think is the highest achievement of mankind, but we neglect the fact that thought untouched by feeling is thin, delusive, treacherous stuff.” ThinkingWorldFeelsMayDoeArtFactsFeelingsStuffTeachToo MuchTeachingModernMankindTruth IsAchievementHighestNotionAriseObsessedExtrasCanadaNeglectModern WorldStressedTreacherous Book:Fortune, My Foe and Eros at Breakfast Source: Fortune, My Foe and Eros at Breakfast
“We become obsessed with 'truth' when discussing statements, just as we become obsessed with 'freedom' when discussing conduct...Like freedom, truth is a bare minimum or an illusory ideal.” Truth IsIdealsStatementsObsessedMinimumDiscussingIllusory Author:J. L. Austin
“The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings.” SpiritualStudyCenturyPeriodsTruth IsObsessedWitchSpiritual Beings Author:Deborah Harkness
“Because I am a bad girl, people always automatically think that I am a bad girl. Or that I carry a dark secret with me or that I'm obsessed with death. The truth is that I am probably the least morbid person one can meet. If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.” PeopleIfsThinkingPersonsGirlDarkSecretTruth IsObsessedLove LifeMorbidI Love LifeBad GirlDark Secrets Author:Angelina Jolie
“The truth is, no matter how modest Steven [Sebring] is, he was obsessed with the outcome of the film [Dream of Life]. Every single frame was important to him.” ImportantMatterDreamFilmTruth IsObsessedOutcomesModest Author:Patti Smith