Well, it seems to me that there are books that tell stories, and then there are books that tell truths... The first kind, they show you life like you want it to be. With villains getting what they deserve and the hero seeing what a fool he's been and marrying the heroine and happy endings and all that... But the second kind, they show you life more like it is... The first kind makes you cheerful and contented, but the second kind shakes you up.

Her fear was strong, but her need for the truth was stronger.

DNA tells you all the secrets of life,’ he used to say. Except for one—how to live it.

The truth costs.Lies cost more.

The truth is usually inappropriate.