
“The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling”
Foamfollower in Lord Foul's Bane, quoting the Elohim
Telling the Truth (1977)
“The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling”
Foamfollower in Lord Foul's Bane, quoting the Elohim
Bacchae l. 472, as translated by Colin Teevan (2002)
“1092. Children and Fools tell Truth.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“And what its worth, ask death-beds; they can tell.”
Source: Night-Thoughts (1742–1745), Night II, Line 51.
“There is one story and one story only
That will prove worth your telling”
"To Juan at the Winter Solstice" from Poems 1938-1945 (1946).
Poems
Context: There is one story and one story only
That will prove worth your telling,
Whether as learned bard or gifted child;
To it all lines or lesser guards belong
That startle with their shining
Such common stories as they stray into.
“Any story worth telling relates to real life in some meaningful way.”
"Caprica Producer Jane Espenson Redefines Racism in the BSG Universe" at AMCtv.com (April 2009) http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/04/jane-espenson-interview.php
Context: Any story worth telling relates to real life in some meaningful way. Scifi allows you to tell meaningful stories without seeming too preachy — it adds a metaphorical layer between the story and the real world. Scifi is dismissed as ungrounded fluff, but it's actually the opposite.
“They tell you "Time is money," as if your life was worth its weight in gold.”
Song lyrics, Slow Train Coming (1979), When You Gonna Wake Up