Truth Quote by Wallace Stevens — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream.”

“A pear should come to the table popped with juice,”

“One must read poetry with one's nerves.”

“The poem must resist the intelligence”

“The final belief is to believe in a fiction, which you know to be a fiction, there being nothing else. The exquisite truth is to know that it is a fiction and that you believe in it willingly.”

“I placed a jar in Tennessee and round it”

“Truth will never imprison you. Only the repression of your conscience will. This is what is meant by 'THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE'.”

“Smartass Disciple: Why do arrogant people like to say complex words ?”

“We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly enlightened or peaceful or intelligent. Nevertheless, we have soil good enough to cultivate; we can plant anything in it.”

“Martha: Truth or illusion, George; you don't know the difference.”

“People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.”

“I believe that truth has only one face: that of a violent contradiction.”