Truth Quote by William Golding — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“His manual of heaven and hell lay open before me, and I could perceive my nothingness in this scheme.”

“I don't like the word 'allegorical', I don't like the word 'symbolic' - the word I really like is 'mythic', and people always think that means 'full of lies', whereas of course what it really means is 'full of truth which cannot be told in any other way but a story'.”

“However unlikely it may seem, it is the truth and, therefore, one hundred percent likely.”

“I'm not sure how we got to this place, where a girl's only value is in what kind of marriage she has, how capable she is of keeping a man happy.”

“You have to be able to recognize your truths in the daylight before you can find them in the dark.”

“Physicists have come to realize that mathematics, when used with sufficient care, is a proven pathway to truth.”

“Nin knew how much humans loved money, riches, and material things—though he never really could understand why. The more technologically advanced the human species got, the more isolated they seemed to become, at the same time. It was alarming, how humans could spend entire lifetimes engaged in all kinds of activities, without getting any closer to knowing who they really were, inside.”

“The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.”