In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

Graham Greene

The Heart of the Matter

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Topic

Kindness White lies

Author

Graham Greene

Source

The Heart of the Matter

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. William Heinemann/The Viking Press, 1948, bk. 1, pt. 1, ch. 2, sec. 4.

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There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.

Albert Camus

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Topic
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Albert Camus
Source
The Myth of Sisyphus
Medium
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Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
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Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. Le Mythe de Sisyphe [The Myth of Sisyphus]. Éditions Gallimard, 1942.

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I desire the things which will destroy me in the end.

Sylvia Plath

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Author

Sylvia Plath
Medium
Personal journal
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Plath, Sylvia. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, edited by Karen V Kukil. Anchor Books, 2000. Originally a journal entry, 29 Mar. 1951.