The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

Nadine Gordimer

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Topic

Seeking the truth Nature of truth Truth

Author

Nadine Gordimer

Source

A Bolter and the Invincible Summer

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

South Africa Africa

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Citation

Gordimer, Nadine. "Leaving School—II." London Magazine, May 1963.

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I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher.

Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire

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Topic
Falling in love Dangers of love
Speaker
Johnny Cash
Source
Ring of Fire
Medium
Song
Genre
Country music
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Cash, June Carter and Merle Kilgore. "Ring of Fire." Performed by Johnny Cash. Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. Columbia Nashville, 1963.

Another quote about Truth

The hero of my tale, whom I love with all the power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful, is Truth.

Leo Tolstoy

Sevastopol in May

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Topic
Truth

Author

Leo Tolstoy
Source
Sevastopol in May
Medium
Short story
Language
Russian
Time
1855 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Севастополь в Мае [Sevastopol in May]." Sovremennik, 1855.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Sevastopol in May." The Cossacks and Other Stories, translated by David McDuff and Paul Foote. Penguin Books, 2006.