I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anyone else.
What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.
An idea is salvation by imagination.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.