Amulya Malladi (1974) Indian writer
On not caring about what other people think about her writing in “An Interview with Amulya Malladi” http://jaggerylit.com/an-interview-with-amulya-malladi/ in Jaggery
“I can only answer that I tried to tell the truth and, if not be objective, at least be fair; history is not served when reporters prize trepidation and propriety over the robust journalistic duty to tell the whole story.”
The Life and Times of Harvey Milk Randy Shilts, Chronicler of AIDS Epidemic, Dies at 42; Journalism: Author of 'And the Band Played On' is credited with awakening nation to the health crisis http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-18/news/mn-24467_1_randy-shilts <br class="br">Quote
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Alan M. Dershowitz (1938) American lawyer, author
Alan Dershowitz, The Best Defense (New York: Vintage), 1983-5-12, p. xiv.
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Gore Vidal (1925–2012) American writer
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Doug Hall (1944) American television personality
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“I had a story tell, a story that needed to be told so that people would know the truth.”
Jessica Lynch (1983) Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Congressional testimony (2007)
Margaret Atwood book The Handmaid's Tale
Source: The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Chapter 41 (p. 268)
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Philip Pullman book The Amber Spyglass
Source: His Dark Materials, The Amber Spyglass (2000), Ch. 32 : Morning
Context: One of the ghosts — an old woman — beckoned, urging her to come close.
Then she spoke, and Mary heard her say:
"Tell them stories. They need the truth. You must tell them true stories, and everything will be well, just tell them stories."
That was all, and then she was gone. It was one of those moments when we suddenly recall a dream that we’ve unaccountably forgotten, and back in a flood comes all the emotion we felt in our sleep. It was the dream she’d tried to describe to Atal, the night picture; but as Mary tried to find it again, it dissolved and drifted apart, just as these presences did in the open air. The dream was gone.
All that was left was the sweetness of that feeling, and the injunction to tell them stories.
