“Good books tell the truth, even when they're about things that never have been and never will be. They're truthful in a different way.”

“Nobody ever completely means what they say. Even when they think they're telling the truth, there's always something hidden behind their words.”

“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.”

“Never underestimate the meanness in people's souls… Even when they're being kind… especially when they're being kind.”

“Good things come, but they're never perfect; are they? You have to twist them into something perfect.”

“When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.”

“… because people who talk about their dreams are actually trying to tell you things about themselves they'd never admit in normal conversation. It's a way for people to be honest without telling the truth.”

“Never tell a lie when you can tell the truth.”

“A person with no children says, "Well I just love children," and you say "Why?" and they say, "Because a child is so truthful, that's what I love about 'em — they tell the truth." That's a lie, I've got five of 'em. The only time they tell the truth is if they're having pain.”

“The strangest thing about strange things is that they're only strange when you hear about them or think about them later, but never when you're living them.”