"And after all what is a lie? Tis but The truth in masquerade."

Paradox, Truth, Lies, Deception, Appearance

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"And after all what is a lie? Tis but The truth in masquerade."

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"Then I glanced at the ring on my finger.The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from-but where did all you zombies come from?I felt a headache coming on, but a headache powder is one thing I do not take. I did once-and you all went away.So I crawled into bed and whistled out the light.You aren't really there at all. There isn't anybody but me-Jane-here alone in the dark.I miss you dreadfully!"

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

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"Smartass Disciple: Please teach me about the truth, master.Master of Stupidity: Hmmm...tell me about your sexperience!"

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

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"After all, these were blood drinkers, beings who spoke gently, liked poetry, and yet killed mortals all the time."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

Paradox, Blood, Poetry, Life

"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas' - 'Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses'."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Paradox, Beauty, Pain, Contrast, Hope

"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"

Steven Wright, American Comedian

Paradox, Cats, Humor, Science

"Love: the sickest of Irony's sick jokes. The place where logic and order go to die."

Christopher Moore, American Novelist

Paradox, Love, Irony, Logic, Chaos

"I am a religious person, although I am not a believer."

Philip Pullman, British Writer

Paradox, Religion, Belief, Spiritual

"You cannot identify an enemy without becoming one."

R. A. Delmonico, American Author

Paradox, Conflict, Identity, Reflection, Violence

"The paradox of anti-Semitism is that it is invariably up to the Jews to explain away the charges. The anti-Semite simply has to make them."

Jack Schwartz, American Scientist

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"The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today."

Lewis Carroll, English Author

Paradox, Time, Desire, Hope

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"Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life."

Life

"Here's a sigh to those who love me And a smile to those who hate And whatever sky's above me Here's a heart for every fate."

Fate

"Who loves, raves."

Passion

"Christians have burned each other quite persuaded That all the apostles would have done as they did."

Fanaticism

"Then stirs the feeling infinite, so felt In solitude, where we are least alone."

Solitude

"When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it."

Joy

"Fools are my theme, let satire be my song."

Fool

"I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone."

Solitude

"'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't."

Vanity

"Man is born passionate of body, but with an innate though secret tendency to the love of Good in his main-spring of Mind. But God help us all! It is at present a sad jar of atoms."

Love