It is such a relief to be told the truth.

Quote by Katherine Anne Porter

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Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally...

Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally...

You can't write about people out of textbooks, and you can't use jargon. You have...

You can't write about people out of textbooks, and you can't use jargon. You have...

Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.

Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.

I have not much interest in anyone's personal history after the tenth year, not even...

I have not much interest in anyone's personal history after the tenth year, not even...

They had both noticed that a life of dissipation sometimes gave to a face the...

They had both noticed that a life of dissipation sometimes gave to a face the...

Love must be learned, and learned again; there is no end to it.

Love must be learned, and learned again; there is no end to it.

Most people won't realize that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship...

Most people won't realize that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship...

It's a man's world, and you men can have it.

It's a man's world, and you men can have it.

Our being is subject to all the chances of life. There are so many things...

Our being is subject to all the chances of life. There are so many things...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own even...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own even...

Human life itself may be almost pure chaos, but the work of the artist is...

Human life itself may be almost pure chaos, but the work of the artist is...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own -even...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own -even...

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction.

I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction.

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how...

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how...

Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.

Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.

A man is ever apt to contemplate himself out of all proportion to his surroundings.

A man is ever apt to contemplate himself out of all proportion to his surroundings.

Forget what you heard, recognize what you see. I know you heard the rumors...now here's...

Forget what you heard, recognize what you see. I know you heard the rumors...now here's...