You can't get at the truth by writing history; only the novelist can do that.

Gerald Brenan

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Nature of truth Truth History Power of literature Novels

Author

Gerald Brenan

Source

Times Literary Supplement

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Malta Europe

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Citation

Brenan, Gerald. Times Literary Supplement. 28 Nov. 1986.

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Source
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Time
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We know the truth, not only by the reason, but by the heart.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 1.

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