Facts have a cruel way of substituting themselves for fancies. There is nothing more remorseless, just as there is nothing read more

Facts have a cruel way of substituting themselves for fancies. There is nothing more remorseless, just as there is nothing more helpful, than truth.

Facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other.

Facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other.

Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.

Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need read more

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.

Comment is free but facts are sacred.

Comment is free but facts are sacred.

A concept is stronger than a fact.

A concept is stronger than a fact.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

I might show facts as plain as day: but, since your eyes are blind, you'd say, "Where? What?" and turn read more

I might show facts as plain as day: but, since your eyes are blind, you'd say, "Where? What?" and turn away.

It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that read more

It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that no one has heard before.