„He questioned softly “Why I failed”?”For Beauty,” I replied.”And I — for Truth, — Themself are One —We Brethren, are”, He said —“

— Emily Dickinson

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„“I’ll tell you,” she said softly. “But you won’t like it.”He looked away from her. “I asked for the truth. Whether I like it or not, I have to know.”“
— Octavia E. Butler
„I remember the time an older man asked me when I was young, "Do you know what you are doing now?" I thought it was some kind of trick question.Tell me," I said.You are building your memories," he replied, "so make them good ones.“
— Ravi Zacharias
„I know," he said, looking down at himself self-consciously. "I am not-I mean, I look-""Beautiful," she said, and she meant it. "You look beautiful, James Carstairs.“
— Cassandra Clare
„The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.“
— John Cage
„But a man who has lived by truth—and you have believed in what he has lived—he does not leave you merely wary when he fails you, he leaves you with nothing. I think that is why I’m nearly out of my mind.“
— Harper Lee