“Intelligence does enable you to deny facts you dislike.”
Dawn
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American science fiction writer 1947–2006Related quotes

“You should deny facts if they're inconvenient.”
Juél J. Juél
Heimsljós (World Light) (1940), Book Two: The Palace of the Summerland

Source: 1960s, Understanding Media (1964), p. 113

“Look at the facts. We need you to change things, not deny what's happening.”
[NewsBank, Sandy Fitzgerald, Marsha Blackburn Takes on 'Science Guy' on Climate Change, Newsmax.com, February 16, 2014]

[2013, From the Divine to the Human, World Wisdom, 71, 978-1-936597-32-1]
Spiritual life, Faith

“A small fact:
You are going to die…. does this worry you?”
Variant: ***HERE IS A SMALL FACT***
You are going to die.
Source: The Book Thief

“We all make mistakes, but intelligence enables us to do it on purpose.”
Acceptance Speech for the Margaret Edwards Award (1998)
A Voice from the Attic (1960)