“Your version of the truth is the only one that matters.”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Truth is singular. Its 'versions' are mistruths."
"An Orison of Sonmi~451", p. 199 (Nook Edition)
Cloud Atlas (2004)
“"Your version of the truth is the only one that matters."
"Truth is singular. Its 'versions' are mistruths."”
— David Mitchell, book Cloud Atlas
"An Orison of Sonmi~451", p. 199 (Nook Edition)
Cloud Atlas (2004)
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