The way that Byrd keeps Axel from knowing the truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sort of truth that leaves me wishing I’d never asked in the first place. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“You have to tell your emotional truth,” says Susan Forward, a therapist and the best-selling author of Toxic Parents. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Has it even occurred to her that that isn’t the truth? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could never finish my mission for Simon Bass, but neither could I go on being a prentice, once they had learned the truth about me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The time had come, for Robert to hear the whole truth, he decided then and there. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Why? Because it is the truth?” he questioned. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only the truth shall set you free,” she said sternly. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Tell them the truth if you like,” responded Kit airily, knowing quite well that Judith, for all her disapproval, would never give her away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I relax a bit because I’m telling the truth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Nothing but the truth could break me. What is harder than the truth?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And the truth is that I am not a particularly high-minded character in my formative years. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d kept me after school and told me she knew the truth about how my mother had left home and that wanting a mother was no excuse for dreaming one up. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to help Marcus, if there is even a chance that he is telling the truth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“She wasn’t exactly Bemie Madoff. My mother was honest. Honest people can have enemies. My mother said whatever she believed to be the truth.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I know so. You think those white teachers are going to teach all children the truth about what the Negro has contributed to this country?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It's technically the truth, and right now it seems easier than explaining everything else, about me, and Bas, about how finding Mirjam feels like a task that will put order to the world. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Capricorn’s mother thought that was the only real truth in the world, and she told her son day in, day out that one day he would be the strongest of all. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

This is called “selective truth telling,” and it is frequently used in political campaigns, toy advertisements, and other forms of propaganda. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I guess I felt like I owed him some truth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“My son,” she answered, “I have no strength to move. If this is in truth Odysseus, then we two have ways of knowing each other.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie realized that telling her mother the truth about her daddy’s last visit scared her more than all the dead in Pittsburgh. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

For Locke and everyone before him, knowledge equals truth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Slowly, the information seeped into her mind and became truth. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But in truth she stopped going out altogether. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Diego’s deadpan delivery was so good that I didn’t know whether he was telling the truth, and I busted up laughing at the image of grumpy cats in ugly sweaters. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Keep your chins up. The truth will come out.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Until they ask about my gap of unemployment. I tell them the truth, and suddenly I become another junkie in their eyes. I don’t hear back.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to hold him,” Axel says, which is definitely the truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was all—it is all—the absolute truth; but what did I want to say it for? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would go,” I said, “if I knew the truth, whether a woman can fly.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Most people might think that at age three I was too young to know what it meant to be placed into foster care, but the truth is I understood everything. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“And you better tell me the truth this time, or else the DA will get this recording.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The truth is that my book doesn’t say how old Meg is, but I am twelve, so she feels twelve to me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“No offense, Grandpa, but is this really the truth?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But the truth was it had been hours since Triphena’s breakfast, and the walk back would be long and dark and cold. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You ask me that, I have to say I don’t know. So you never know the truth from me.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the truth were to be known, anyone with a pot and a fire would try to make gold, drawing spirit from their veins, or stealing it from others. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dad, wailing in agony, rolls him over, confirming the inevitable truth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Somewhere deep in the Heart of Stone, I relaxed, glad that the master’s irritation was based on Hemme’s angrily abridged version of the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But, honey, the truth of the matter is we don’t really do anything that folks can see. Our contributions are behind the scenes.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

It didn't matter how often my mom told me I was beautiful, because I knew the truth: I had peaked in sixth grade. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

What can I say to make her understand the truth? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The oblate felt awful hiding even an iota of truth from this honest man. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Morrie said no; to tell the truth, he was less afraid. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t people have talks anymore? moment of truth. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She no longer hopes to live by seeking the truth—if women ever do hope this—but continues henceforth under the guidance of a seventh sense. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth of a marriage can be understood in a much shorter time than anyone ever imagined. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Most people probably believe they would have pressed the button in my situation—nobody wants the world to end, right?—but the truth is that nothing is as simple as it seems. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Hints of past events can be found in Native American oral traditions, to be sure, but these are concerned more with interpreting eternal truths than the details of journalism and history. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Though, to tell the truth, none of us has yet safely made the crossing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They thought it was pretty extraordinary that she had, in the hospital, said just about the same thing as Picasso about art, lies, and the truth. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You told the truth—your dad’s a peaceful, well-meaning guy who occasionally loses a wing nut. Anybody who reads that story can see how much you care.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I want the truth out of him, understand!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I sense the boy tells the truth,” Zeus muttered. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But he should be a very frequent questioner, and then, concerning the matters inquired about, a patient listener to the truth. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

They put all the others under truth serum, but not me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They are going to inject me with outer space truth serum. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

When the truth broke upon her she had killed herself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they say the truth like this, it seems simple. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

So you can imagine how happy she was when they forced her to tell the truth about her imperial ancestry. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to think it's because Gavin's moving around, but the truth is my hands are trembling. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

To tell the truth, I don’t think she ever had much of a clue about my routines; she didn’t even know what the big skills were called. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Every day we were out in the streets, hustling, trying to act as if we were in some way down with the gangs, but the truth was we were always more cheese than hood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“But how did you find out? We’re not supposed to know. “Never mind,” said Harry quickly — he knew Hagrid would be in trouble if he told the truth. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The truth is, Gram didn’t leave me answers in any of these objects. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Honor him with some fraction of the truth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cameras, the eyes on us all the time, make us all masters of hiding the truth but force us to find creative ways to communicate with one another, too. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

‘It is some token of your truth that you also know them.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The truth is, she didn’t make much of an effort to expand beyond the Savanna group anyway. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe the truth is somewhere in between all that I'm told and memory. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I paused, so used to telling half lies that I could hardly get the truth to come out. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But I wonder, what if I tell her the truth about my life? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to explain herself, not wanting to sound like a coward who didn’t want to face the truth, but Pet shook its head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t ever invent something for the lieutenant just because you think it’ll make the questions stop. Only tell the truth. Okay? Promise me.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

She said the most difficult part of Candor initiation was being given truth serum and answering personal questions in front of everyone in the faction. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I want to tell you the truth of who you are. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m too afraid to ask my father what I think might be the truth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I almost tell her the truth of the matter, but then realize that she’s right. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It put the wind up me, to tell you the truth, so I’ve just brought Hawkbit along and left it at that.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

To her the truth would set me free. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“And nothing but the truth!” concluded the hunchback with a sort of triumph. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

A clue to whatever truth Daddy continues to hide from me? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Jesus said, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When Dany climbed back into the palanquin beside him, he said, "Your savages are wiser than they know. Such truths as the Asshai'i hoard are not like to make you smile." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That was the awful truth my grandfather had tried to protect me from. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But the truth behind the stories was that I was hoping to find Denna. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“To tell the truth,” said the Dean, “I’d expected something a little more classical. Oil lamps. Discus throwing. Nude youths wrestling on the floor.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I left the house feeling like I was further than ever from the truth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And this was mainly because the lie was in his head, and any truth coming from his mouth carried the color of the lie. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“After were done with the quest. I’ll even tell him the truth if you want.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“No, it don’t. It’s what happened, and that’s God’s honest truth.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

People think he saw giants when he looked at them, but those of us who’ve been there know the truth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Do not stint on the truth now, Horatio. Though it be painful, I will not hold it against you,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I hated it, but only Roli knows that. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

To be sure, the charade, with its “ready wit”—but then the “soft eyes”—in fact it suited neither; it was a jumble without taste or truth. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

If Kyle wanted to find out which guard told the truth and which one told lies, he could ask, “If I asked the other guard whether you always told the truth, what would he say?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She knew intimately that “something” Vivian spoke of—that sense of dignity and truth about society and self that Ann had experienced almost daily since joining Operation Breakthrough. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth trusted only a few close friends with the bleak truth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You want to tell the truth, don’t you?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It tumbles and bangs down the sides of the chute, as if my words are shouting their truth one last time. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

You can usually ditch or not: knows whether Holden is telling the truth. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I am telling you is the truth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see his every misstep, every considered lie, every return to truth. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I placed a finger over the left side of my grandmother’s face, and in photograph after photograph I saw the truth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never knew that in his death he had proved Apollo’s truth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt wonderful to have something to do, someone of whom he could demand some small portion of truth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His voice sounds so peppy that I don’t have the heart to say the truth. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was the exact truth and it had leaped out like the stroke of a snake. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Here is an even larger truth: I am not in any way a natural when it comes to body movement. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He’s telling the truth, of course, but they obviously don’t know that. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Ms. Hussey said finally, “Picasso said that art is a lie, but a lie that tells the truth.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want him to see me taking the gun out of the house. Christ, then he would have knowed I wasn’t telling the truth.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No doubt Ned wished to spare you. His sweet young bride, if not quite a maiden. Well, you wanted truth. Ask me. We made a bargain, I can deny you nothing. Ask." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I laugh, but the truth is, Mother doesn’t know anything about it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you know the difference between a truth and a lie?” the officer asked. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But the truth is pouring out of the bag now. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, its population had swelled to the size of a little town. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why is it that each time he feels like he knows the truth, there is something else they’ve kept hidden? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I did not doubt Mechtild’s wisdom, but I struggled to take for truth what I had hitherto only suspected. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“How you feelin’?” The truth was, I was feeling two ways. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not just with objective wonder at the rising of a truth, fragmentary or not, up through what often seemed to be an impenetrable mass of prejudices, clichés, and bromides. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get out of here,” Valley said, and the Witchlings took advantage of the truth fight and ran for it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t one to give credence to hell, and was braced for the truth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I’m not confident that they tell me the truth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But even during those years of guilt, I was coming to sense certain consoling truths about language and intimacy. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both of those statements were technically true, but truth was irrelevant when it came to taarof. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Listen here, rich boy. You think it’s fun running around with these guys? This isn’t play-play anymore. Just tell me the truth about your friends and the gun, and I’ll let you go.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And I whispered gently, ‘The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.’ Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aware that whatever happened now would become the truth, that whatever he seemed to be would become what he was—already an American, in other words—he waited for Desdemona to come up on deck. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And that's okay, King, he said, because you don't need other people to know the truth also. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

To tell the truth, the rest of us spent nearly as much time watching June and Neil as we did seeing May into the next life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If this is really our truth, I get to punch whatever wall I want. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The angel wasn’t quite close enough to reach in one movement, though, and in truth the pull on his dæmon had been painful and weakening. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I think I miss her purity and truth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Not exactly the truth, but it was close enough. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And here’s the thing about truth, right here, right in this room with these four walls. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I was relieved to see that Daddy had told the truth: except for the cast and a couple of scratches on her face, Mom looked totally fine. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It felt enough like truth for me not to mind that he had only half understood me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, my first reaction was one of disappointment. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clause as subject: That Oedipus would learn the truth was inevitable. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“But you know how much truth there was in everything Rita wrote about you! Doge is right, how can you let these people tarnish your memories of Dumbledore?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

After a moment, Bishop Garamond announces, “She may remain among you until she has delivered the child. Meanwhile we will inquire and discover the truth.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The line between truth and myth is sometimes difficult to see. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the truth was, I didn’t need to worry much about fending off advances, seeing how—as Ernie Goad told me on every available occasion—I was pork-chop ugly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was too much interested in truth; I paid too.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess,” I said slowly as I tried to puzzle out what would happen if I stuck with the truth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Your father en’t the kind of man to deny or conceal the truth, and it left the judges with a problem. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was, maybe they’d come to the end of their path together. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He felt now bitterly the truth of the old king’s words: in such a battle what would you do, Meriadoc? The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Why is it so easy for some people to tell the truth and so very hard for others? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And as Antoine Thomas told me, “The truth shall set you free.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the lives of these old black women were synthesized in their eyes—a puree of tragedy and humor, wickedness and serenity, truth and fantasy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the first boyfriend in whom I confided about my family—really confided, the truth and not just amusing anecdotes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And this human truth has an especially grinding force here, where identity is almost impossible to achieve and people are perpetually attempting to find their feet on the shifting sands of status. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

But...what if the truth just pushed her mama further away? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

So when Mom told me the truth about Grandma, I couldn’t just file it away under Who Cares? and go back to being the old me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for wanting to honor me with the truth, my son. It’s not clever but it’s more permanent.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You must remember, there’s a chance that the woman in black knows where your mother is, and is only trying to tell you the truth.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The bitter truth is that Therese will die, perhaps on this Easter day. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

His chances of a recovery, they tell Jo, softening the truth, are poor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Which would actually tell him the truth about where Miss Peregrine was? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"Oh, it's truth you want? Be careful, my lady. lyrion says that people often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know the truth, and yet I was afraid of what I might learn. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Anything would be better than the truth: I shut down again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They charged that Bliss was more concerned about protecting his reputation than admitting the obvious truth: The body of a forty-nine-year-old man in previous good health had been destroyed by infection and starvation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My hand hovers, but no truth comes, only the knowledge that maybe this is my way of balancing the power. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

No. He thought it was because he wanted Calixte to be right: for the truth to be stranger than anything they could imagine. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Let me give you some truth, and I hope it returns back to me.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And I knew he had told the truth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“To tell you the truth, my friend, I did not care for him. He produced on me an unpleasant impression. And you?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

True in part; an aspect of the truth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You are truth. You are love. You are bliss. You are freedom.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now, the truth is, that tape recorder was more than nostalgia. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is this the truth of our historic encounter?” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then my mother knew the truth. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so caught up in how excited I was to have found information that showed Marcus could be telling the truth. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The careless, reckless lines were mistaken for artistic confidence, though in truth, their creator was no artist. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was none, for he had been raised in the truth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The magistrate was silent for a moment, realizing the truth of his assistant's words. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His scars were as bad as ever — in truth, he now bore a distinct resemblance to Mad-Eye Moody, though thankfully with both eyes and legs — but in personality he seemed just the same as ever. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I really wanted to tell him to go to hell, but the truth was, he kind of scared me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But then the older students would tell us that was exactly what the guardians had told them when they were younger, and that we’d be told the ghastly truth soon enough, just as they were. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mindful of what the alethiometer had told her, she tried hard not to do what she normally would have done, and she told the truth. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could that be another part of the truth? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I've been doing my best to be brave since I saw my mom being taken away, but the truth is being brave is hard. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The truth was that I was a successful teacher of white middle-class students. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mm-hmm. And what sort of truth is this person seeking out?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

When I told about the message Everyone has his own agenda, Gram thumped on the dashboard and said, “Isn’t that the truth! Lordy! Isn’t that what it is all about?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“There’s no good story that doesn’t touch the truth,” I said, repeating something my father used to say, mostly to fill the silence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to face Momma because I want to make sure she tells me the truth. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In truth, I pinched her as hard as I could. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, at last, he spoke the final and total truth. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe the sun has to rise to remind us of what truth is. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The truth of it was that Charles was abysmally timid of girls. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

For me, there was no real element of surprise in this ruthless truth, and so it didn’t waylay me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Me? Oh, I’m just—” I decide to tell the truth. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe the courage I need has nothing to do with telling the truth and everything to do with walking away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he could be innocent, and if he is, I need to know. We have to find out the truth.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

There are plans about their house, and telling Axel the truth about staying away so long. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was called “the little lion of Federalism” because he was, in truth, little. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Based on what Diego had told me, I knew his father was abusive, but I wasn’t prepared for the truth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he ought to tell her to confess the truth to Mr. Das. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

For instance, I believe in these words I am writing, because they are the truth of what happened to me. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And her eyes weren’t dark anymore, so I knew that she was going to tell me the truth. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't too crazy about him, to tell you the truth. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I sit down on a rock, realizing the truth of it all. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was never sure, of course, if she was telling the truth, but since she wasn’t actually “telling” it, only hinting, it was never possible to challenge her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think you learned the truth from a liar, a traitor, and a sociopath?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That is an excuse; it isn’t the truth.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be angry at the memory of the creature, enraged, but the truth was that even now, thinking of that moment drove a spike of raw fear into his bones. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When Hazel woke up on Tuesday morning, the truth of things finally hit her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But now the truth was there for everyone to see. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was the truth, and it came out of Jule’s chest, loud and plaintive. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Singleton was feeling a light buzz, the thrill of closing in on some truth, something that had been elusive. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

This was one of the few lies she had to put up with as a child; in everything else she was in direct contact with the prosaic truths of life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I wish he were. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of truth in what my dad was saying. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But at the moment, as the familiar trees of the ranch brushed past her car windows, I was a little scared, if you want to know the truth. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"To let the people know the truth," answers Helmuth in a loud, clear voice. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It is now. But a trip like this? You will find something to fill it with. A truth of your own, that you discover on your own.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But, even as young as I was, I knew the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But even he can’t know the truth of what could happen. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell someone the truth about us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone talked about it as though it existed, though in truth none of us knew for sure that it did. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel very safe with you,” I confessed, mesmerized into telling the truth again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I say we get the truth out of ’im the old-fashioned way. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The truth was simply this: he had gotten too strong. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe all that fame’s going to your head, Captain,” Hatchet sneered, “because you seem to think you can waltz in here and get what you want with one gun, when the truth is you’re outnumbered.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Will said, “I want to know something and I want the truth. Will you tell me the truth?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She waited for him to acknowledge the truth of her statement. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was depressing to hear, but the truth finally came out about him. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You asked Jupe if you could kiss her. Yes, you were drunk, but you know what they say about alcohol being the first FDA-approved truth serum.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid to, because I’ve been told it’s wrong, but you're right—I don’t want to think that way, just because someone said it’s so. I know the truth. I love you.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Claudia was prepared to be the discoverer of great truths, Greenwich’s own heroine of the statue—and only twelve years old. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't be rude," Thatha says sternly, though I didn't mean to be—all I was doing was telling the truth. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t matter,” I say, and it’s the truth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She needed to know the truth about her parents once and for all. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“I had no idea how hard the classes would be, Mom”—truth. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

J acknowledge the truth of what he is saying, but tell him that I am trained and ready to be of service. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

His positive attitude gave me hope that even if I couldn’t speak my truth, the scales of justice were weighted on our side. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She assaults me with her own version of the truth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She’d been relieved, but also a little hurt: that over and over again, he believed her so easily, that he didn’t think her capable of anything but the truth. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But something inside me told me that this was probably the only opportunity I’d ever have in this world to tell white South Africans the truth about black life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It ended finally when my great uncle Phil saw bruises on my aunt Rebecca and finally got the truth out of my grandma. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Yessuh. I’m telling the truth. I just started to work here last night. I ain’t done nothing. I did just what they told me to do.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Had he told the truth to the second C.I.D. man, he would have found himself in trouble. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“That’s a Greek word. I reckon it’s from aletheia, which means truth. It’s a truth measure. And have you worked out how to use it?” he said to her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I had to confess: Maybe that was the truth of it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I had my work gloves on,” I said, but the truth is that I had taken my gloves off before I picked up the drill. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Love, truth, beauty, wisdom, and consolation against death. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Whether or not the white man of the world is able to face truth, and facts, about the true reasons for his troubles—that’s what essentially will determine whether or not he will now survive. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A pleasure’s a pleasure all the world over. But this boy, you know; we must have him bound. I said I’d see to it—to tell you the truth.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

And yet: what if the perfumer was telling the truth? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They both pretended she was telling the truth. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Squeezed between his nurse and his jailers, Shin elected to tell the truth to both sides. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Joe faced away from her, knowing she spoke the truth, and hating her guts for being right. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no time for anyone to figure out the truth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The truth of what I did I have told to many men, and as I see it the honest and honorable thing for me to do was to stop the trial and acknowledge the truth.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“To be a child of the Third World is to be aware of the many different constituencies you have and how honesty and truth must always depend on context.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At least, the truth as Granddad knows it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Mollie’s brother-in-law Bryan seemed to be telling the truth about having brought her home. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After that, you just wanted someone to say the plain truth, and maybe Bobby Kennedy would be that someone. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Help us to know your ways. Teach us your paths. Lead us in your truth and teach us, for you are the Lord of our salvation, and for you, we shall wait. Amen.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The truth is, they scuttle so quickly, and hide so deep in shadows, I can’t be sure what they are. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Trust me with the truth and I promise everything will be OK,” she says softly. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe the truth of it is that Persians are sinners, and lying is just another one. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Black and white and grey, all the shades of truth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Forced to make a snap decision, I couldn’t safely tell her the truth about my search for the Chandrian. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"We pay you for the truth, Lord Varys. Remember that, or this small council may grow smaller still." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It had to be centuries old, if she was telling me the truth. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And the truth is, though nobody’s that obvious about it: nobody wants to hang out with him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I cringe a little, but he’s speaking the truth. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, though, I don’t know what the truth is. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Very well, Percy. But know this: the Oracle’s words often have double meanings. Don’t dwell on them too much. The truth is not always clear until events come to pass.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

If truth be told, the day of her departure cannot come too fast for me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I, in any case, certainly refuse to be put in the position of denying the truth of Malcolm’s statements simply because I disagree with his conclusions, or in order to pacify the liberal conscience. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Axel would like to believe that he is the same, telling the truth and saying what he means. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She says it like it’s a joke, but I’m suddenly aware there might be some truth to it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Weed was my friend, weed kept me running from the truth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in this single look I feel as if I’ve opened his personal .zip file; suddenly years of compressed emotional information comes bursting out, and I’m hit with an overwhelming truth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Hopefully one day they can find out the truth.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The truth was, if I hoped to save my own skin, I had no choice. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that I got to like the war Dante was having with shoes. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I decide this is close enough to the truth. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until he spoke that she had to accept the truth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A dark undertow threatened to pull her under, down to the horrible truth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Masks were useful then; not quite lies, not quite truths. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Except the truth is closer to the slight drag in Henry’s voice and the half step of hesitation before he speaks that’s been there all week. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As much as she hated to admit it, the sad truth was that she, Kaira, needed El Genius. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The truth, however, is that rates and patterns of drug crime do not explain the glaring racial disparities in our criminal justice system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As if that woman knew anything about the truth. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t be able to figure out the truth, or get the chance to ever be with him. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"Well, the truth is...I ha' no master." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I see. But what can I tell them? I couldn’t tell them the whole truth.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Could she tell her mother and father the truth? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This conferred instant credibility upon his preferred role as designated truth teller, poised to expose the chaotic reality beneath all uplifting accounts of the Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I was stoned in a bad way, and I couldn’t get the question out of my mind. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Scientific knowledge is not, in reality, unalterable truth, even if it appears to be. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The truth is, Mitchell, I don’t really like being by myself. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that, if Kepler had been determined to find a system of circles that would fit, he could have done so, as he later recognized. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And as I say, there would appear to be some truth in this assertion, for why else would all these people give a spontaneous cheer simply because the pier lights have come on? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The child said, with the pure eyes of absolute truth: “I would do anything for King Arthur.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell the truth, it’s not you I’m worried about.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Birth was loud and messy and frightening, and it felt to Antain as if it took a lifetime or more, though in truth they were only at it for the better part of the morning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And the thing is, I had a strong temptation to say he had done these things anyway, though it wasn’t at all the truth. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Why give out the valuable truth to a hidden microphone? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, sometimes your friend has to tell you the truth,” Rafe said. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

To tell him the truth, and really she felt no further interest in concealing it there was a young knight at court who was already her lover: had been her lover long before the Grail! The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So. Now that we’ve put that issue to rest, tell me the truth. What’d you think of me when you first saw me?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In truth, she didn’t want me to be an American. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the anthills and the rocks told the truth of themselves. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Now is the time for truths to be told. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I must justify myself in the eyes of these people, I thought forlornly, and I said, “I spoke the truth...my husband is here, see, he is coming to me,” as I saw him approach. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was speaking the truth, he had had wits enough to escape the destruction of his warren and survive a long journey through open country. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground ran in front of me, thinned beneath me, became a spiderweb of truth and lies. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

That’s when I realized that sometimes adults lied because it was easier than telling the truth. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

My second glance told me the truth It was Denna, singing along with half the folk in Anker’s to “Drover’s Daughters.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the truth is I’m not ready to leave Wal-Mart yet; it’s my connection to the world, my source of identity, my place. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love that her solution to everything is to tell the truth. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to tell us the truth about something.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

In truth, there was nothing could make her better. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not ready to tell the whole truth yet. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then these words came out of me by themselves, “But the truth will out.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was just about the truth for a lot of West Virginia miners. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like I’ve said, the truth and I are uneasy companions at best. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Brinker had closed with such energy, almost enthusiasm, on the truth that I gave it to him without many misgivings. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their absorption in one another, the heat of their bodies, their mingling smells and the movements of their limbs—these things shielded them from certain truths. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The truth in dark things seems as evil as the things themselves just for being true. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

But I got there ahead of you, little boy—I reached the wand before you could get your hands on it, I understood the truth before you caught up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His liquid topaz eyes were penetrating — trying futilely, I assumed, to lift the truth straight from my mind. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Which, truth to tell, left me feeling a little queasy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I have less than four weeks to find out the truth. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

But since my intention is to write something useful for anyone who understands it, it seemed more suitable for me to search after the effectual truth of the matter rather than its imagined one. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“So let us remain in this place always and speak only simple truth to each other.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finding the kayak and getting the truth out once and for all was my mission. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, it came from Jazz, who's pretty much the master of nicknames. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s time I told you the truth,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I go all around and try to tell them. And they laugh. I can’t make them understand anything. No matter what I say I can’t seem to make them see the truth.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“As much as I enjoy your friendship and company, I can’t keep giving myself over to this hope we’ll become something more. I need to know where you stand. So tell me the truth.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the end the growers were faced with the unpleasant truth that their cotton yield would have been greater had they saved themselves the trouble and expense of spraying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I hope I don’t find out that the truth is something other than this version,” my mother said. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

So I wrote the unvanquished truth stuff down and then kept on going, for months and months, until it was spring again, and the world was really and truly green all over. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The truth hit me hard then, when I realized he didn’t have any solutions, and I began to panic. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teaching such an ancient Sapiens English, persuading him of the truth of Christian dogma, or getting him to understand the theory of evolution would probably have been hopeless undertakings. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah! you think yourself sharp. Well, perhaps I have: to speak truth, I have an acquaintance with one of them, Mrs. Poole—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jon Arryn had told them that a commander needs a good battlefield voice, and Robert had proved the truth of that on the Trident. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can remember only how uncomfortable I felt, how I could feel the truth with my stomach, knowing something terrible was going to happen. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

To this day I’m not sure why I couldn’t have told him the whole truth of it right then. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Those who held that Copernicanism was literally true, however, insisted that in this case the truth of the hypothesis mattered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I quizzed him on various personalities, all of whom he seemed to know, and later in Port Elizabeth I confirmed that he was telling me the truth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth serum makes the sight of them swim before me, or that could be the tears gathering in my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I realized the truth as I said it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I have noticed that if you look carefully at people’s eyes the first five seconds they look at you, the truth of their feelings will shine through for just an instant before it flickers away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you better get your story straight and tell the truth.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was afraid she would ask me what you did with your special diploma once you got it, and the truth was I had absolutely no idea. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I knew they would never believe me, even if I could tell them the truth. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could see I wasn’t going to get out of this one without a fight, and I am a pretty big oatmeal fan myself to tell you the truth. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered whether in sending his letter with its specific information he was trying to tell her that he knew the truth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Was it wisdom or honor? Love or truth? For a long time I liked to think that the word was kindness.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The next day the young gentleman admitted the truth to the constable. He had made the whole story up because I had spurned his romantic advances.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I just keep wondering, what if Moreau was telling the truth? What if he’s so sure about his stupid plan that he doesn’t care who knows?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

This is a realization I had many years ago, when Water Island was set on fire, but I’ve never showed the truth to him before. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s the truth that you can measure, the truth on maps and charts and in books of facts. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Thus, according to the American College Dictionary, a fact is ‘something that actually exists; reality’ and also, or alternatively, ‘a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And, as with these other truths, most white Southerners considered segregation to be of divine origin. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know her well enough to know whether she was telling the truth about getting orange squash and Battenberg cake. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her family thought it had more to do with a “romance gone wrong,” but the truth has been lost to time. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The truth was, back home I always felt like I was the only brown punk in the whole world. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“There’s as much truth here as anywhere, I suppose. It’s too bad, the world could do with a little less truth and a little more ...” I trailed off, not knowing what I wanted more of. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The truth was, they were both still trying to find their feet as adults and feeling a little in over their heads as a married couple. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Some even forgave him or her in the interest of truth, feeling that the thief had a very important mission that would have pleased Vermeer himself. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I knew him, sure enough, but the whole truth is that I hated him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

All she had to do was tell the truth in a kind way. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

There are the songs that speak of the darker truth: “Hearts of Stone,” “Wooden Heart,” “Ugly Heart,” “Cold, Cold Heart,” “Jet Black Heart.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

But often there was truth at the heart of local legends—people who had been born with gifts that their countries didn’t understand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t have an idea in this world you was out with your rifle,” I tell him, and that’s one of the first truths I told in two weeks. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that the truth, whatever it was, would change our struggle, would shift our priorities forever. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He had a duty to Robert, to the realm, to the shade of Jon Arryn . . . and to Bran, who surely must have stumbled on some part of the truth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He told me about an article he had read, by a white re-searcher who couldn’t deny the truth, about the amazing proper-ties of melanin, the source of pigment in the skin. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The solidity of truth you could hold in your hands. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t think I’m telling the truth—not to the point that she can believe it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“The truth,” said Westley, “is that you would rather live with your Prince than die with your love.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I am pleased to have enlightened you. Perhaps someday you will let me teach you the truth of R’hllor as well.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Tell him the truth. Tell him to call off the war.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"There's more maps. If I had time to search . . . everything's a jumble. I could .set it all to order, though; I know I could, but it would take time . . . well, years, in truth." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He knows it's wrong to steal from the church, but he tells himself it's for the greater good, it's a war for truth that he's waging. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was best to tell the absolute truth with him, no shading. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

To his chagrin, Willey quickly recognized that the natural “knolls” were, in truth, human-made "temple-type platform mounds," evidence of a more materially advanced culture than he had imagined possible for the era. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She could ask me anything at all and I would tell her the truth. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Nu,” he said, “no one can explain it...The truth is, I cannot explain it myself. It is a difficult inyan. A very difficult inyan.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Are you telling the truth? What sort of a bird?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him and believed he spoke the truth, he seemed less fettered than he had been before, more modern, more human, he was not hemmed in by shadows. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Maryvale was an oasis that kept me from the truth, a comfortable place where I could avoid making a tough decision. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

What if he is telling me the truth? Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But they realized the truth long before the station break. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t need to think of an excuse. I’d tell her the truth.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was that I was terrified of Nazis, and here one stood. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But after she had been with them, she could feel the truth in their fists and in their greedy feeble love-making; but it was a truth which she had no English words for. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth is that improv isn’t random and chaotic at all. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Jan rose, came forward briskly, and was asked to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help him God. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she guessed the truth, that William was wrestling with a problem so profound it was almost impossible to solve. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The uncomfortable truth, however, is that racial differences will always exist among us. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In Islam we were taught that as long as one didn’t know the truth, he lived in darkness. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you he had an affair because that’s the truth.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Just the opposite: he wanted to heat up the truth, to make it bum so hot that you would feel exactly what he felt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth is that none of you were ever getting into that club. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Once they had my husband’s property, they had no more use for me. They said widows were unlucky to have about. The truth is that I am too old for hard work.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when someone hates your guts, truth, justice, and the American way don’t mean all that much. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Is there a greater pursuit than the search for truth? It’s a central pillar of philosophy.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

As Sherlock Holmes famously said, “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I want to tell it to take the others, to taste and swallow the truth. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A tale decked out with glittering lies against the word of truth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw Lazlo and what he held in his arms—the slender, slack limbs, the wicking flowers of blood, the cinnamon spill of hair, and the truth that it betrayed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

That when the Nazis came with their new definitions, you could point to what was written down and say, "No, this is the truth. I'm not crazy." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s not cool to say so, but the truth is the truth. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

In truth, in almost all cases of the meeting of the two worlds—wild and so-called civilized—there rarely seems to be much difficulty. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

What steps are we willing to take to protect ourselves and our own from truth and consequences? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Glenn Burke doesn’t get the credit he deserves because a lie drowned out the truth, his truth.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Now, for the first time in my life, I get to test the truth of your words. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But the most important truth: I wasn’t giving up on Sir Fig Newton. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

In truth, there was no doubt that a relativistic limit to cyclotron energies existed; the question was where it was. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I was wondering how much of the whole truth, if any, Nazario had told the police. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

If I tell Ma and Dad everything except about the deer, that’s lying by omission, Ma says: not telling the whole truth. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But with me, after ten minutes, her buoyant eyes subsided, and she told me the truth about how she felt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Much time had passed when she saw the last yellow butterfly destroyed in the blades of the fan and she admitted as an irremediable truth that Mauricio Babilonia had died. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You are lying, filthy Mudblood, and I know it! You have been inside my vault at Gringotts! Tell the truth, tell the truth!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I do not dream! I see the face of Lord Hamlet on this youth, overspread with Ophelia’s beauty and her truth,” he says in a tone of wonder. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She thought for a second about telling him the truth. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I did not care if he knew I was not looking at him, because even if I said I knew the difference between truth and lies, he would not believe me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In truth, the concept was hazy in my mind. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t believe her, but she told him the story in enough detail that he became convinced she was telling the truth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But in this I judge that you speak the truth. It is well for you. What oath will you swear never to return; and never to lead any living creature hither by word or sign?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Tell the truth, the reason I wanted Papa to be in on it, I wouldn’t have to worry so much. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In truth the two brothers cared only for each other. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was the full and terrible truth, alas,” Horatio assures me, and I see by his eyes that his own griefs have not died, but only diminished. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

His bland manner and the knowledge that they had wasted time to see the truth released the anger within me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth was, there were times Dolores didn’t feel quite so lucky. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Why could Descartes not bear the simple truth, that much of what he knew he had learnt from Beeckman? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The truth was I was glad to be seeing her. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It felt strange, too, to have told the harsh truth for once, rather than an easy lie, yet I did not regret it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a line; it’s just a simple truth we live by.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

T was the only one who knew the truth about how I broke my wrist in seventh grade. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

How could there be sin in loving Hamlet in truth and faith? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The truth was, by then, the cancer in Baba’s brain had made him forgetful, negligent. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now, everything is obvious to me and I feel I have to tell you the truth. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

If I tell him the truth about the girl, somehow that might even things up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

What manner of dread would this new truth inspire? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Or, more precisely, he’d keep asking questions, keep sighing and staring at the car like it was a hand grenade, until Toby finally told him the truth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But the truth was, those of us who’d grown close to her, we each played our part in preserving the fantasy and making it last for as long as possible. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Ram, I don’t want to work on it. That’s the truth,” I say, staring at his plaid sleeve. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It was a shock to them all, which they managed to withstand by not accepting a more complete truth: that they probably were not going to marry anybody. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

A good-hearted newspaper tries to tell the truth in a way that helps people understand things better. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

And when I told him the truth, he could hardly believe it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is there, in his pale, haunted gaze. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

You need to tell the truth, my friend. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was his duty to find out the truth. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hope it will speak truth to you as well I have always believed in the power of language. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I’d finally figured out these were expressions and not the plain, factual truth, I expected Cecile Johnson to, at the very least, be bad off. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cecile wasn’t exactly like Hirohito’s father, going around spreading the word and telling the truth. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Edna is right about me? Am I a pain? You can tell me the truth.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Davos could not argue with the truth of that From what he had seen at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, he did not care to know winter either. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The truth is that Lincoln, despite what he says, secretly believes he will die in office. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So, the illusion wore off, huh? Seeing some truth now?” he says. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“So just because they consider me their friend I shouldn’t tell the truth about them? I should be hypocritical?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The degree of morality in my writing depended upon the degree of felt life and truth I could put down upon the printed page. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes bold steps must be taken to uncover the truth. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Flow else except by becoming a Negro could a white man hope to learn the truth? Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know one thing,” Mary said, “somebody’s going to pay me for this, and that’s the truth. I’m going to sue the city.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth of it would be confirmed as soon as I felt well enough to investigate. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me the truth. Do you really hate your job?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The combined effect was that truth usually went marching on. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think that your uncle has realized a universal truth.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“This is precisely why I didn’t want you to see. You’re too softhearted to accept the truth, Catherine, given any other option. The majority of this country still wants the ways of old.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He could tell Koffi the truth about the hunting party if they found Adiah, when they found her, after they found her... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There are truths we face and truths we ignore. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And then afterward, when you go to tell about it, there is always that surreal seemingness, which makes the story seem untrue, but which in fact represents the hard and exact truth as it seemed. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is, for as far back as I can remember, this sort of confusion has existed about who I am, and it always starts with my name. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

If that woman finds her road hard, but full of meaning that she makes sense of and sees clearly through lines of poetry, then she can say she has found truth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

My mother had me cornered, so I decided to tell the truth, hoping that the truth might stop her from hitting me again. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the truth is he’s taking Madame Meursault’s death very hard. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Colin thought the truth should matter as much as the point, and he figured that was why he couldn't tell good stories. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Stevenson, all I wanted to do is tell the truth. I can't go to jail, and I'll be honest—these folks have scared me.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They’re finding their own ways now, and finding truths other places than in you.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Students are taught—what I never had to be taught—that religion is not simply a matter of dogmas or theological truths; that religion involves a person’s whole way of life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that when I got home from the auditions, I didn’t feel like talking to Tanisha, Pop Pop, or TJ. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I could roll my eyes and go, God, Mom, just because it was my favorite food when I was six doesn’t mean it still is, but the truth is, I’m hungry and I miss her. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

You just knew whatever he told you was pretty much the truth. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the truth is that I don’t know. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The truth was, I ran like a frightened deer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Would the American Declaration of Independence hold as a self-evident truth that all members of the genus Homo are created equal? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so he stopped trying to tell the truth. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There seemed no point at all in trying to talk to her, no way that he could make her understand the truth of things, or what was going on in his mind. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“But it’s the truth, right? She doesn’t know her.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember when or why he said it, but it was a Styx truth if ever there was one. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It seems fair to say that Brunelleschi’s image aspires to exemplify what philosophers call a correspondence theory of truth, in which a statement or representation is true if it corresponds to external reality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I find a carousel with vintage postcards and I tell her the truth. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Nazi Party used propaganda, which was a powerful weapon, allowing them to twist the truth or outright lie to support their agenda. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The artisans of Kashan and Isfahan and Tabriz and Mashad all knew that only God was perfect—the only one who could listen to and speak the perfect truth. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

At that, the emperor hesitated, for there was truth in his words. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Because my mother couldn’t read, there seemed no way for her to find out the truth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was holed up here, to tell you the truth. I’m on my lunch hour. You got Vandalia Eubanks in your house, am I right?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I feel the sting of truth in his words, but I lift my chin. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I must lay down my pencil, my engine of truth, and bathe my crippled hands in some warm water. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't feeling too marvelous, to tell you the truth. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

If the truth were thrown in there, no one would be able to tell the difference. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s not the least bit like that old drunken king, she had declared, angry and unknowing, and the simple truth of it had twisted inside him, cold as death. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Four someones, if truth be told. Had you thought to question the Hand's servants?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, suppose they find out the truth. Plenty of people know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, I was jealous. Instead of confronting them and finding out the truth, I shifted the wind and sent a heavy metal ring right at Hyacinthus’s head and...well.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The truth was it was a welcoming place for the whole family. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Because the truth was that Will’s father should never have died. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

New truths took shape the longer she stared at them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The truth is that I did all my homework at school, during lunch, when other kids were talking and stuff. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t found it very funny the first time, to tell you the truth. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I will consider it a sacrifice in the interest of truth, a lesson for those too rigid, too dishonest, to do what is right. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Have any of them ever denied the truth about God? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

If Percy knew the truth about her, and the horrible things she’d done... The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Coast Guard and its close partners, however, knew the truth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Naomi wished she could run out to the porch and tell Pastor Tom the truth: there was nothing new in Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was a lot of truth for me, and I felt this tickle of excitement, like I’d shared a deep secret. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He thought it might go better for him if he volunteered at least part of the truth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever’s in charge doesn’t know why she dared to tell the truth a few minutes ago, but they’re reminding her whose lives are at stake. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t he tell me the truth back then? X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I turned away from the draccus to look behind me, I saw the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We have a moral and ethical obligation to tell the truth.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

If you believe the Bible is the literal truth, the immortality of Henrietta’s cells makes perfect sense. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Look, I tell you the truth, girl, I ain’t doing nothing right in my life these days.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But even they had never guessed the truth. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s like advertising. You have to tell the truth in advertising, or you get in trouble.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Axel expects Byrd to tell the truth, to speak up, to keep promises, then he must do the same. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The words dug into me, their truth and their wrongness colliding deep in my chest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The kernel of truth in Hamilton’s distinction between personal and political criticism of Burr resides here. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

In truth, I wanted to climb the mountain as badly as I’d ever wanted anything in my life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“The truth serum has revealed that while you may be a fool, you are no traitor. This interrogation is over. You may leave.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She knew that none of them liked talking about this, but they all must have felt it was the truth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And we all knew she was telling the truth. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And my mom said, “Then we’d go to heaven telling people about the truth and saving their souls.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Except my dad kept the truth to himself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The genetic anomaly that makes me aware during simulations also suggests I could be resistant to serums, so my truth serum testimony might not be reliable. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The truth was, whatever its great value, and beyond its association, Emily Tallis did not much like the vase. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And to tell you the truth, I don’t really care if it impresses the Excelsior judges. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I supposed the truth was too fantastic for them to guess. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

To tell the truth, I started to miss him. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clutter said, ‘But my husband’s telling you the God’s truth. There isn’t any safe.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as she looked closely, Naima had to admit the truth, even to herself: these might actually be better. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was the truth, because Lily was suddenly standing in the doorway behind me holding up our mother's keys. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Clavius’s argument here is identical with that of modern realists who claim that science must approximate to the truth, otherwise it would not be able to make successful predictions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She believed it was the truth, but she couldn’t help remembering. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“The truth is deeper than that. It’s ...” Bast floundered for a moment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Though I didn’t tell them the entire truth about why I was interested in the Chandrian, I did tell them the whole story, and showed them the scale. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Then will ye be sent back to the Knower of things secret and open, and He will tell you the truth of the things that ye did.’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He turned in his own ticket years ago, but he’s seeing the truth of his words now.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t going to betray the only truth I’d ever known in my life. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The engineer from Pittsburgh felt himself “cut to the quick by the truth of these remarks.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In truth, I didn’t remember the last time I had laid my forehead to the ground in prayer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They must have been telling the truth, Day thought. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Schools did not reveal truths, they concealed them. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if he was telling the truth or not He looked pure African. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d be for scattering the truth out in the sun for me to see. Don’t tell the others I know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It appeared before her one night in the attic like a spark, a small and simple truth: Caesar did not make it out. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Herb would have told them that he was speaking the truth, convinced them that he, Paul Helm, was a man who “said his prayers and earned his bread.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually he got the true tale out of Bilbo after much questioning, which for a while strained their friendship; but the wizard seemed to think the truth important. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I saw it when I touched…” There was no use trying to hide the truth now. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“How would you ever know what the truth was?” said Bonneville. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This is beauty, love, and truth all rolled into one. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that the message in her instructions failed because a week after he put the engagement ring on Neola’s finger, the soon-to-be-groom at her wedding left the state. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could hardly keep their hands off each other, which made a lot of people smile, but to tell you the truth, I found it a little embarrassing, and I wondered if Branwell would, too. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is always right on the tip of your tongue, he says. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not even the whites in this country know the truth about ghetto life.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, basically, each of us will take turns saying ‘Did you hear that?’ and we’ll fill in the blank with either a truth or a lie. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He peers over his shoulder into the back seat, like what’s about to come out of his mouth is the kind of truth that sometimes stays hidden, especially from Axel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

What’s he talking about? 9TH JUROR: Do you think you have a monopoly on the truth? 10TH JUROR: What are you making a Federal Case out of it for? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is, sometimes I want to just forget about everything that’s happened and return to the way we were before either of us chose a faction. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And truth be told, I guess that’s what we were now. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But if a poem is beauty and truth, your Miss Madden will treasure your words more than money, more than certificates. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“All right, John, let’s speak out. We want to get to the truth.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Harry saw Yaxley’s head turn, saw an inkling of the truth dawn in that brutish face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He squatted down and looked right at me and said, “Son, where’d you find these? Just tell the truth.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Tribune bought in to the stereotypes, often reporting allegations against blacks without any evidence of their truth and skipping a retraction when innocence came to light. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” he replied, even though nothing could’ve been further from the truth. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The kid patted his chest protectors — “I’m okay . . . I’m okay” — and he knew that was the truth of it. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But here was the wrinkled, veined, discolored, shuffling, horrific truth, right before her eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be far from Styx’s things, and even farther from their truth. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But to me, Emily Sue was what I came to think of as a forever friend, somebody I could tell the truth to without fear of reproach. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Chucha questions, looking from one to the other, as if she’s trying to figure out which one of us will be most likely to tell her the truth. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“You had weeks to tell me the truth.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The fact that I am writing the letter at all is an expression of faith—faith both in her and in die belief that trust can lead to trust, and truth can lead to truth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I had promised to let her know the truth but I had kept things from her. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

That was the truth, but looking around at all the nervous faces, Percy knew he couldn’t say it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The truth about the attack simulation brewed hate for the Bureau inside me, and I want to watch it break apart from within. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Kit looked from one to the other, from her aunt’s barely restrained tears to her uncle’s waiting judgment There is nothing I can possibly tell them, she thought, except the truth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And once someone finds the capacity to tell the truth, finding the truth, and expressing it, becomes much easier. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But many people have halfburied truths, or small lies, or disconnects, little bits of dissonance in how they live their lives. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Don’t hurt an old woman with the truth. No, no, dear one,” she told Vonetta. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

‘I was lulled by the words of Saruman the Wise; but I should have sought for the truth sooner and our peril would now be less.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I see truth in his face. We must ride for it, gentlemen. A spare horse there, for the boy. You can ride fast, friend?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The whole truth was that Mrs. Olinski did not yet know the whole truth. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t know that, a few hours ago, all of us were inoculated against truth serum. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Just like Frank, you have to promise to tell me the truth, Byrd. Can you do that?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I folded the napkin around the cookies and shoved them into my pocket and waited for the truth she was about to tell me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Genie thought about whether or not this was one of those truths he should keep to himself. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I always remembered it was the truth told by those reporters who came to Little Rock that kept me alive. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My broken words helped me make sense of everything, so that when I pieced them back together in an essay, my truth was clearer. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In truth, she barely knew what she felt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They’re trying to develop a powerful truth serum, one that even GPs as serum-resistant as I am are not immune to. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then the terrible truth emerged: It was both. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the truth is, even if Ximena, Savanna, and Ellie did suddenly invite me to sit at their table, I wouldn’t go now. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The truth was, the morning after Thanksgiving, I had asked Shawn to tell me if it was broken. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’ve told them I won’t be able to work that day because of a queen commitment, but when I try to tell them the truth, it stops in my throat. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when anyone can tell you the truth, you lose respect. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of explaining, Ophie just took her mother’s hand and pulled her through the garden and into the house so she could discover the truth for herself. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

For some reason—maybe embarrassment, maybe because he was afraid she wouldn’t believe him—Jake wasn’t ready to tell Grace the truth. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, he had simply allowed himself to get caught engaging in the same talk that Jefferson was conveying to friends and Monroe was sputtering out loud to anyone in Paris who would listen. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They reacted to the truth about themselves even more hotly than the devilish white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the truth, he knew it was. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Tell me the truth. Did you leave that newspaper on Tommy Turner’s car?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

All you have to do is tell the truth, the monster said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

An unflagging loyalty to his profession and its principles had made Arthur, over the years, increasingly deliberate in his speech and actions, and increasingly exacting regarding the truth in even his most casual reportage. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The point is, we’ll have a hard time explaining the truth to the Romans. Even if they believe us—” “You’re right.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Although there may be some truth in both hypotheses, this sort of posthumous off-the-rack psychoanalysis is a dubious, highly speculative enterprise that inevitably demeans and trivializes the absent analysand. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even then I understood the truth of it: that Shawn hated himself far more than I ever could. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The truth is in all of their eyes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

In Erhenrang people often pointed him out on the street, for they knew some truth or talk about him and knew he was there. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But, sir, it’s the truth, sir! I swear it’s the truth.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You are thinking about this too analytically. Your vision is the truth, but it is not the future. It may be that you don’t yet understand what you saw.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the truth is that no one is innocent in love, and nobody forced me to love Kelly J. I don’t want to stop just because she laughs at me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But most of all, I didn’t want to see my mother’s face and especially my father’s if they heard me say the truth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Whether there was any truth to Boori Ma’s litanies no one could be sure. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I do, actually. Because I have seen what happens to people when they hear the truth. They look like they have forgotten what they were searching for, and are just wandering around trying to remember.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a clear cold night and the stars shone down upon the mountains as bright and merciless as truth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Tell him the truth about things. Put all of this in your history. Tell him the truth so you can move forward. Put this hakujin boy away now.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When my parents agreed to open up with the truth, I kind of figured this would be it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t feel the truth of his words. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Mistletoe, eh? Well, truth to tell, I wouldn’t have bothered with that either. Much too weedy.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

In truth, even the name Mercury 13 was relatively new. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

And then it would be such a simple matter to set down my findings and lean back comfortably with a fine sense of having discovered truths and taught them to my readers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to tell me the truth now?” he asks softly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Tally swallowed, wishing she’d told the whole truth about that night—about how it had all just sort of happened. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I finally found out the truth about his death. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day Mom will tell me the complicated, messy truth of herself, and I’ll analyze those last few observations, and we will swing forward—into the us that is always changing, always growing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This, in point of fact, was closer to the truth than any of them knew. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Because Calista was telling the truth, and I knew it—my Donut Man drawing was awful. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sound recordings were made of Mr. Muhammad and some ministers, including me, teaching black audiences the truths about the brainwashed black man and the devil white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Sander and knew from the stunned look on his face that, like me, he had guessed the truth that Nick was either too slow-witted or too unobservant to see. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t think they’re very important,” snapped Milo, too embarrassed to admit the truth. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ginnie was, in fact, slightly put off by this information, whatever its degree of truth, but not to the point of sentimentality. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And yet I could not escape the truth of what I had been given, and what I had lost. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was peeved enough at Roy Lee to not answer, but then I figured it would aggravate him more to tell the truth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me always wondered what my father would do if directly confronted with the truth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The eunuch had hit upon a truth; tell Robert Baratheon he could not, should not, or must not do a thing, and it was as good as done. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“But I couldn’t find anything online about it. Do you think he’s telling the truth?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But the sad truth was that we couldn’t afford the more expensive wide casket. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The truth is, despite the fact that I don’t believe in miracles, I was hoping for one. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I am telling you the truth, Headmistress," she said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was almost at the top of the hill when it occurred to him—a hunch he knew was a truth—that Jack Dandy and the rest of them were gone. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In the detailed messages that she sent them every two weeks there was not a single line of truth. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

That was the truth, he might as well accept it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was aware. Under the Sdrum. I could have lied; I could have kept it from you. But I didn’t, because I thought you deserved to know the truth.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“When I first got Sabrina’s e-mail, I thought, well, if I’m really honest with myself, the truth is I was given some very good advice about dating. I just didn’t listen.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My best bet was to just tell the truth, but explain everything in a way that would keep me out of trouble. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But I thought, then, that if I could tell her the truth, if I could explain, she wouldn’t look at me that way again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But they healed me, as much as I could be healed, and they told me the truth: I would never see again. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a whole lot I could say—but what I end up telling Jasmine is the closest to the truth that I can get. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Aplysia, a sea slug that looks as though it couldn’t be good for anything, has been found by neurophysiologists to be filled with truth. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave up expecting Dad to be on time years ago, but David thinks everything a person says is the truth. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel ready—as I wasn’t before—to risk the truth. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe those words had come out of my mouth, but as soon as they were spoken I felt the truth of them, resonating in me loud as a bell. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I can tell the truth about how I went out to my land this morning, or I can lie about it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

"Poison?" he whispered, and the unicorn raised its head, and stared into Tristran's eyes, and Tristran knew that it was the truth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe—just maybe—he was trapped in this hell, scared and confused, just like Tad, and wasn’t telling the truth because Tad had never given him a reason to trust him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I have all that I need—the truth.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The robot wanted to explain things to her son, but the truth was that she understood very little about herself. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t shake the feeling that untangling the truth around what had happened to Clara was important. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Breaking the law goes against their church teachings, but the boys feel sure that they have a responsibility to learn the truth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

It might be the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but I’m going to tell the truth. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They also never sugarcoated what they took to be the harder truths about life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Ariston, in turn, was something of a reformist within the Stoic school, holding that studies of nature and logic were a waste of time because such truths were fundamentally beyond human understanding. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The truth was, I didn’t know if I believed it. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was, Roy didn’t want to be in the emergency room to see what the siren was all about. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, you know, you can tell me the truth,” he said. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He spun her a long tale about who he was and why he had come, with not a word of truth in it, at the end of which the goddess smiled and patted him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At fifteen, Penelope was much too old for a ba-ba or a noo-noo, but the truth was her poetry book served a similar, comforting purpose, and she often kept it close at hand. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The truth was, at that moment Dorothy scared me a lot more than a billion Russians, and I didn’t know why. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about that. Only the Candor tell the truth in that one.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She would find some way to give them a part of the truth about Estella’s last days. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It is only the truth, child. It is bad strategy to keep the animal alive. Or the boy.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I know he feels like I do: overwhelmed by the truth that we are powerless right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

In that kind of truth, Mark totally made it. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His face was very close to mine now, and when he shook his head to tell me again that he didn’t have sins I saw a frightening truth in his eyes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was telling the truth, and that made Jam ashamed of herself. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Maya left out the part where she was mostly the one who said mean things, and Claire was mostly the one who said the truth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I felt Twig stiffen for a few moments, trying to figure out what to say, and I worried I’d said too much truth—that I’d scared her away. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The other person can then either accept the statement as a truth or reject the statement as a lie. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I knew the truth, which was that if she could have chosen, it would have been my funeral we were driving to. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know what had happened and didn’t want to admit it — but Snape seemed to have guessed the truth. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Something told me to flee the house of the naked women, and another thought whispered for me to stay and know the awful truth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You and Byrd have to tell me the truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I’m not thrilled you didn’t trust us enough to tell us the truth, but that was your secret.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He did not like to tell her the full truth about Elaine, for he thought that it would hurt her feelings to know that he had come to her as the second. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone expects me to apologize, but this is not something I can apologize for, because I told the truth, and sooner or later Mother was bound to find out anyway. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Only the truth came back to her, for what she knew, she knew. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And as I stood there in the hallway—alone—trying to understand what had just happened and why, I realized the truth: I wasn’t worth an explanation—not even a reaction. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“The truth about wh—” “Look, I found that paraphernalia of yours.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They wanted something less fruity than the truth, but truly, what is gayer than a woman who languishes away in a crumbling mansion wearing her wedding gown every day of her life, for the drama? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

For the truth is, nature doesn’t speak in ordinary equations. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But that was not the truth of it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Assuming that Miss Anthony believed she had a right to vote, that fact constitutes no defense if in truth she had not the right.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The truth is that Father didn’t really want to take me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that everything has a hundred thousand flaws. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

All three stared at Stanley as if they were trying to figure out if he was telling the truth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I appreciate your sentiments, sir. The General is a man of truth.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Dothraki ate horse, in truth; they also left deformed children out for the feral dogs who ran behind their khalasais. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Marly wondered if Joe was going to tell the truth, that he thought the hermit was away. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was a troubling pattern in their first interaction, and the sad truth was that that pattern persisted throughout their relationship. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I walked home, musing over what he had said, and presently it seemed to me there was truth in his words, and I felt a little comforted. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every story, I think, has a grain of truth to it. But sometimes, people are misled by what they believe, and they see what they think they should see, not what is actually there.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

How could he possibly know they were telling the truth? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, in truth, I am thinking how much this convent is like a prince’s court,” I say, then hasten to add, “A place I have read about in books.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She did take the nose ring out for Jack, but the truth is, she hasn’t been in a hurry to put it back in. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to tell them the truth when a lie would have been so much easier for them to understand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess she thinks I’m passed out but to tell you the truth I haven’t been sleeping all that well....Right,” he said, when I didn’t answer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The truth is—” I said, and then stopped as a shadow flashed over us. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the truth was, there was plenty of money for a vacation even without it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She often told an outward lie, willing herself to be peppy in church, at school, using positive affirmation, which turns out not to be at all the same thing as telling the truth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I went downstairs, handed the disk to Mom and Dad, and said, “Here. Here’s the whole truth. Here’s what really happened.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Call for me when the boy is here, when you are ready to tell him your halfway truths. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He wouldn't have had to trip so hard if she just told him the truth, that she liked him too. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In truth my escapade on the north face had rattled me, and I didn't Want to go up on the Thumb again at all. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though a fog had lifted, forcing him to confront an uncomfortable truth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The truth was...Dimple made everything seem softer. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I wonder. You may shun me if you know the truth.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is easy now to admit my wrongs, even to this proud sister, for I no longer fear the consequences of speaking truth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

All the cherished question-begging epithets applied to the Negro race, and widely accepted as truth even by men of good will, simply prove untrue when one lives among them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could wear plaid with plaid or tell him the truth or have bad breath, and he would still be just present with his accepting swiveling backside. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I wanted the truth, not a sugarcoated version of it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Please listen to me. I hate her as much as you do. I have no reason to defend her. I’m telling you the truth. This is important.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth, overheard by one of the passengers from a conductor, quickly circulates: a suicide had been committed, a person had jumped in front of the train. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was more complicated, and Mom wouldn’t have approved. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It does not matter what I think, if that is the truth,” said Luxa evasively. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But if I’m going to tell him the truth, being Kasey will help me illustrate my point. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Madam, I have to state the entire truth.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet I was teased—tortured by the red of her hair and the set of her chin and the white of her shoulders—teased toward disbelief in the dragon’s truths. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I became so good that after a while the lines blurred between my truth and fiction. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I started reading it when I got home, and to tell you the truth, I don’t know what the guy is talking about. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then another rumor took hold and raced through the crowd like wildfire until it was repeated so often that it sounded like truth. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t tell red tie the complete truth about what I would do with a time machine if I had one. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was I was kind of disappointed to hear that she liked her new school so much. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, you know, I had the preposterous idea that it might be the truth.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in it all, Vonetta and I suspected that JimmyTrotter hadn’t told the whole truth, which Fern was better off not knowing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And the truth is, she really was terrible at fractions. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She dropped her eyes, trying to show sadness, but I knew the truth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But even though the king had banned magic, most knew the truth: within a month of his proclamation, magic had completely and utterly disappeared of its own accord. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

While it was true that the rogue stories were full of exaggerations and lies, they had also stumbled into the truth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Melanie says, “Getting over someone is hard. You will think your heart will always be broken, but the truth is—it won’t always hurt this bad.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

From now on he would speak the truth, even if it meant going to jail. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And it might have been sad but the truth was that I was glad it was Monkeyman on the line, and not me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The truth is, Mitch,” he said, “once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

However vital, active, and nice-looking, an escaped android could hardly tell the truth; about itself, anyhow. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Why, I am telling the truth,” Ignatius said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the public protests, confronted with some obvious evidence of damaging results of pesticide applications, it is fed little tranquilizing pills of half truth. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Why, then? Why didn’t you tell me the truth?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Does she want to know the truth, that she’s self- centered and cold? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

And, in truth, my do-it-yourself meal did not come out exactly as I hoped. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But Tally knew she couldn’t tell the truth, not now. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Everybody was asking that, as if I was ever going to tell them the truth. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If I told her the truth, she’d probably accept me eventually, and we could just be sisters again. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The truth of his words pinned me to the wall. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was, I really didn’t know how any of it would go over. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He’d been hiding the truth for too long, and it was rusting away his insides. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He had struggled and protested, but in truth had loved the feel of warm water. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I am nothing if not a picture of the truth that life goes on. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

So the truth was, even if I wanted to feel bad about him, even if I tried to miss him, I couldn’t. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know he feels like I do: overwhelmed by the truth that we are powerless right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

House Hyacinth got the loudest cheers yet, and the awful truth truly sank in. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I thought I might have to if he came after the kid who told Mr. Small the truth, but Sean never did go after him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You lie. I can see the truth in your eyes. You have the eyes of a wolf and a taste for blood.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s a time when a person has to give up. That’s just the truth.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But the truth is that some dudes you can talk to and some you can’t. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I promised the truth, and the truth is Ali Shekari never hit anyone, but he stole peaches, and that was enough for me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was the one who refused the truth. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tell the truth, we none of us could quite believe it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Frank promised to tell me the truth. Don’t you stop him this time.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In my humble opinion, the prescribed story structure, the limited length, and the other restrictions inherent to film cause the truth to be treated as a handicap. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The truth is that in his years at Oxford, Chacko rarely thought of them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has definitely convinced himself it’s the truth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She didn't want me to go then—and to tell the honest-to-God truth I found out that I didn't want to go neither. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you either get the truth, or you get good news—you don’t often get both. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I had to see my father’s face, I knew we’d look so much alike that the truth would hit him as hard as that Snaggletooth guy had. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

This allegation was far from the truth, but it achieved a certain currency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gestured he should sit; and he knew the truth of it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I raised my right hand and swore to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But, in truth, he was not very interested in what people had to say. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“I collect stories. And when I get the chance I investigate odd rumors and see if there’s any truth behind them.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In truth, she was a little afraid of the night. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We can’t go that way,” Axel says, just to be sure George knows the truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

One honest employer confirmed the truth in these worries: blacks were hired “solely on account of the shortage of labor....As soon as the situation clears itself no more colored help will be employed.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The honest truth is she could have the Black Key already,” says Magnus. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The truth about Genovese, however, turns out to be a little more complicated — and more interesting. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears of misery rose in Lupita’s eyes as she sensed a dark truth. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Now as Percy died, he began to see the truth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was telling the truth about the Bureau knowing who took my brother—Moreau’s apprentice. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The horn of Boromir at least returned in truth, and not in seeming. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I can say with utter conviction that nothing could have been further from the truth. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing about the other side is, when you die, you find out the truth. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I watched the sheets breathe when she breathed, like how Dad used to say that trees inhale when people exhale, because I was too young to understand the truth about biological processes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth was, all I could do was sit there feeling her warm hand and breathing her lavender smell. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I got called to Mr. Small’s office, but I didn’t get suspended or anything because a kid told Mr. Small the truth about the fight. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And it was in reference to us, if you have to know the truth.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had discovered a truth early in life—in the fourth grade, in fact. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, if truth be told, I'm not sure what he is." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was strong and brave, but the truth is, both the goose and the gander were worried about Templeton. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

If Gabriel was being very quiet, it meant that whatever he wanted to say, which would have been the truth, was inappropriate. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But the truth is that was a careless and condescending way to describe her. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

In truth, Rob had never even left the South Summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m about to tell you the whole truth and nothing but. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Twenty,” Lazlo reminded him, though in truth he couldn’t be certain, having chosen a birthday at random when he was a boy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It is still accepted truth within the household that Woolner’s status has given her the upper hand in the marriage. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

With fourteen thousand arid acres to sell, truth in advertising was not something to dwell over. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom says that’s a dramatic way of looking at things, but sometimes the truth is dramatic. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t lead with the truth right away. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When she spotted a small island at the end of a headland, she couldn’t avoid the truth any longer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nobody’s going to twist her words around! I told you, we want the truth to come out too.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what it is about her that makes me fearless with the truth. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that I’m mad I felt uncomfortable to begin with, because why should I? Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I must go to her at once and confess the truth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Just as long as you got that truth in you. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It didn’t bother my teammates or my coach at all, and to tell the truth, it bothered me only vaguely. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would speak the truth and not provoke him further. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She told herself that there had been no time, but the truth was that food had lost its savor in a world without Ned., A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“No,” I said, and it was the truth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If a marker were to be erected today, it might read, in homage to his scientific courage: “He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

To have acknowledged the truth about their schools, moreover, academics would have had to acknowledge their own position of privilege. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just a better kind of truth. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

You can hardly show me a black adult in America—or a white one, for that matter—who knows from the history books anything like the truth about the black man’s role. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Jo grew frightened, Meg begged to be allowed to write the truth, and even Hannah said she ‘would think of it, though there was no danger yet’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is known is the truth about the barbaric practice of lynching has, in many ways, been suppressed and that this form of racial torture and murder left deep scars that remain with us today. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The truth was all I had and Blanca believed in the truth. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

These are universal truths: to understand them is to adopt them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Tally looked up, trying to see through the tears that were flowing freely now, to peer past Dr. Cable’s cruel mask and find the truth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Will anyone ever know the truth about how I was murdered? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord, please guide us today as we seek the truth,” the reverend said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if he had also told himself they were dead and had been rudely awakened to the truth or whether he was just feeling lonely. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, I had been imprudent about maintaining the secrecy of my movements. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that I didn't really ever picture it, even with Michah. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It’s all so close to truth, and so glib—her aircraft identification is rather good, considering what a fuss she makes about it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Although he still felt partially responsible for Mariam’s loss, he was glad he had finally told someone the truth of what had happened. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“It hurt me, to see that I was hurting you. And more than that: I was afraid of the truth.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I am not interested in what you have to say right now. The truth will come out when you are both interrogated under the influence of truth serum.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You think I’m being cruel, but I’m not. I’m telling the truth. That’s what you want, isn’t it, Anna? You asked me not to lie.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t see her face, and I can’t focus on anything for more than a second before the truth serum threatens to pull me down again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I needed to stall for a while if my plan was going to work tonight. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She never lied to Jam, always told her the truth, even if sometimes she couldn’t make it as gentle as she would’ve wanted, for her daughter’s sake. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel knows the truth: We’re as likely to hurt the universe as we are to help it, and we’re not likely to do either. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I always tell the truth,” she said earnestly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And she knew how to tell the truth. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Afraid to find out the truth — first from his wife, and now from his partner too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d already had one so I’d look respectable when I raised my right hand and swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But your face was pale and I could tell Mom was telling the truth. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The plain bitter truth is that this day chills me to the bone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth was that he had no physical sensation except that of mere contact. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that one! He was a good-for-nothing, and that’s the truth. Ran off with one of those jugglers from the state fair. I remember because she had that red hair.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You can just tell me the truth,” Axel says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, she didn’t ask anything that would force me to either lie or tell the truth that my mom had died. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But the truth is that I had never wanted him to kiss me, not in the way you are supposed to want these things. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It had only been a matter of time before they found out the truth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Just wanted to check in about the truth you were seeking not too long ago. You make any progress?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Certainly. For now. But you of all people should realize how thin the line is between the truth and a compelling lie. Between history and an entertaining story.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’ll see,” I say, since that sounds better than the truth, which is that I have no idea. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

This, too, was unfortunately no more than the simple truth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t lie to him, and telling the truth is even worse. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

"You tell me the truth," I said, "or I'll never speak to you again." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’m about to say no, about to tell the truth, about to wave her away, when I remember: on the way to the hospital, we’ll pass close by the vuvv compound. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But if she should learn the truth about the body in the boat and become Maxim’s enemy too—what then? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But we too embrace faulty causes, usually at the urging of an expert proclaiming a truth in which he has a vested interest. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Not that the truth concerning “poor Bonnie’s afflictions” was in the least a secret; everyone knew she had been an on-and-off psychiatric patient the last half-dozen years. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that hot, to tell the truth. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

When she asked me why, I started to make up some story about dust getting in my eye or having a sick grandma, but then I told her the truth. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But it seems like we do want to go, so maybe I did tell the truth. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew the whole time. Rain is cleansing, after all. It reveals the truth.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And sometimes the truth did not set you free. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I needed to know how much of Skarpi’s story was the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They also interrogated them separately to compare stories and sift through the lies to find the truth. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She laughed once when I told her she was my best friend, but it was the truth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know by telling the truth, people will look down on me. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But a quick look through Lee’s field glasses reveals the truth. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the case of scientific knowledge the fog never clears: the summit is invisible and truth always remains out of sight. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she simply picked up on the truth: that I wanted it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, we know the truth, that’s not what we want,” says Daddy. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Mama,” Dedd said, knowing the time had come to offer their mother the truth. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She understood now that Doon had been speaking the truth on Assignment Day. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It truth, she looked like a woman with two lumps of mouse fur stuck on her face. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helmuth toys with the idea of telling his friends the truth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She wants to hold that over me, so I’ll never be able to tell people the truth of what she did to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth of a story depends on who is telling it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Most liars are tripped up either because they forget what they have told or because the lie is suddenly faced with an incontrovertible truth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is a shocking contrast to the ugly truth I am about to reveal to Ethan. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

At such a time you felt the need of committing yourself to something absolute—life or truth or beauty—of being ruled by it in place of the man-made rules that had been discarded. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I glanced at my mom, she shook her head, and it was as if she knew that I wanted to say the truth. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The truth had to float to me through the kitchen door. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the end of term approached, Harry heard many different theories about what had really happened, but none of them came close to the truth. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Andrew and León looked at Gene and they knew he was speaking the truth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t tell the truth about what happens here.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Ginny Dulles is breaking up with him, saying it’s just that she likes him as a friend, when the truth is that she likes Brandon Rogers more. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

For a split second, I think he’s telling the truth, that our recipe is so bad, it could kill someone. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Gramps couldn’t figure what she was getting at, so he just told the truth. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But, truth be told, neither myself or Keth-Selhan had much more galloping left in us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As Kuhn pointed out over and over again, one of the central purposes of an education in the sciences is to hide this basic truth from the next generation of scientists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I have shed myself, put on someone else’s truth, and filled this space with my voice, acting as Rose from Fences, Camae, the angel in The Mountaintop, and Lady in Blue from For Colored Girls. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

If there was any doubt about Abel, the truth was right there in front of us all along, in his name. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“How is revealing the truth to our entire city an act of betrayal?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Because the truth is, he couldn’t stand the thought of hurting anything, even a mouse. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, he said this with so much delicacy, that I felt the subject done with, even though I should be under his father’s roof for years and years to come. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes locked with mine, and I guessed he was making the decision right then whether or not to simply tell me the truth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ben considers me good, and I don’t disturb this faith: he doesn’t need my more unsavory truths. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I told him things, but not the truth. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I believe that when they shatter the body they shatter everything, and I knew that all of us—Christians, Muslims, atheists—lived in this fear of this truth. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Clearly he didn’t expect the truth from her, but why didn’t he at least bother to pretend otherwise? The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t need to search myself for my deepest, darkest secrets to know that truth serum is the last thing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The truth, or whatever would make me look good? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

For example, although it is common to think of the Jim Crow regime following immediately on the heels of Reconstruction, the truth is more complicated. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“When you told me the story just now about the lost child, was that the truth?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Whatever the truth was about his uncle’s past, someone had just wiped it out. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

How many of us have the intellectual courage to consider, let alone accept, the truth when it demands so much? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If I didn't want a colossal stomachache, I had to use a version of the truth. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Tell the truth, they wouldn’t of missed it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It was the moment of truth, for both Lawrence and the bomb project. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t know the truth, that he belongs to himself. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

So I shut her eyes with my fingers and told her with my heart: I can see the truth, too. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess the both of us have spent these past few months acting like turtles, slowly revealing our own truths. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Because the truth was, I asked for change a lot more when she was working than when she wasn’t. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Lyra turned to Will in despair, but he said, “Tell them the truth. Ask the alethiometer, and tell them what it says.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But I still had a hope of knowing the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if that was the truth. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I’m only telling you this because you’re my son and I want you to know the truth and nothing less. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I told him the truth, I would risk implicating myself in Mr. Whitby’s shooting. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And in reality the realization of the truth discovered swept over me in a few seconds. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some who know the truth dine on bullets. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You fainted, Potter? Is Longbottom telling the truth? You actually fainted?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Bigger, the State’s Attorney gave me a copy of your confession. Now, tell me, did you tell him the truth?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, it seemed I was looking at a stranger who lived beyond the glass. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d led him along, numbly replaying her past, because it seemed only fair to show him the truth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Even if, in this moment, he was horrified by his brother’s actions, he didn’t relish having to tell him the truth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s time for me to retire. You my last little girl,” I say, because this is the truth, it just ain’t by my own choosing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You had better be telling me the truth, Art Babrow. Not just what Miles tells you to say.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And the truth was that I was nervous about being alone with Julia Bishop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And Axel waits for someone to tell him the truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

That was before the old dragon, calm as winter, unveiled the truth. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it happens, there is an instance that comes to mind which I believe illustrates rather well the real limits of whatever truth may be contained in Mr Harry Smith's views. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But I have no control over what he does. To tell you the truth, I have very little power over anything around here,” she said morosely. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you won’t believe it—but it’s really the truth. I just don’t ever talk to them about the race question.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We see the same thing and yet find different truths,” Miss Whidaw mused. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the truth was staring me in the face, I couldn’t help thinking that maybe tomorrow he’d be on time. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But we owe you an explanation, dear boy. You need to know the truth. You're caught in a little drama, and I think you have a part to play. Whether you like it or not." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Stories about her would be handed down from one generation to the next, embroidered, embellished, until it would be impossible to say which part was truth, which part was fiction. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on, let’s tell the truth for once,” said the other. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Real was the truth she had to tell them, and real was the dawn glow creeping up the horizon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I think Dylan was telling the truth about the letter,” says Elsie. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Seeing bleak truth in an unbreakable china cup? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan must’ve been telling the truth about him and Lara not being close because I don’t see him in any of her photos. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’m here for the brutal truth of it all. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I told him the truth, he said it didn’t matter, that he wanted to marry me anyway, even though his brothers thought he was crazy. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to admit impossible truths to myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was all very well, the alethiometer telling her to be truthful, but she knew what would happen if she told the whole truth. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just three misfit witches, a red glow all around them, and the unmistakable truth that Seven was a Spare. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Indeed, that is the truth,” said Sister Price, with animation. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“But is it the truth? That is an excellent question for the future ruler of Regalia to ponder,” said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a quarrel with Gudrun she learns the truth and she plans her revenge. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nora is like Henry sometimes, in that she can cut right down to the truth of things, but Henry deals in heart and Nora deals in facts. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was no truth in that, but he threw a glance to Esme and she nodded, pleased to be part of an impromptu conspiracy. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“If Percy is telling the truth about the skeleton warriors,” she said, “we have no time to argue. They are the worst, the most horrible . . . We must leave now.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The truth was that Pollard couldn’t even convince himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, the movement began the moment the first black men and women were led ashore in chains. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

This was the beginning of the discipline of projective geometry, where mathematicians look at the shadows and projections of geometric figures to uncover hidden truths even more powerful than the equivalence of parabolas and ellipses. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She didn’t mean to let the truth come pouring out of her. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I almost laughed—in truth I had been a prisoner since the Nazis walled off the Kraków ghetto, but now I finally looked the part. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly he saw the truth: It was Perry he ought to have silenced. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were convinced that I had not told them the truth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nobody really knows. There have been too many lies for too long. Our Government is totalitarian, and totalitarian governments never like truth.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is she hadn’t changed at all: we had. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

"It's the truth, man, here's my right hand." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But like Old Man Lee said, the truth is the one thing you can’t hide from. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It’s only because Kalinda watches me like she wants me to speak that I make myself say, “And what is the truth?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When the truth came out about what he did, I assumed that every word he’d told me was an out-and-out lie. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell Audrey the truth, partly because I knew she’d feel obligated to tell my mom, but mostly because she didn’t deserve that kind of burden. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It be like second-guessing your know-how, like fact-checking your own truth. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I’d always told her the truth—and she was turning it into a joke. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gandhi bound the crowd together to follow a new path, which he called Satyagraha—which means “truth with force,” or “firmness.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The truth is that Herr Ribbentrop was, throughout the thirties, a well- regarded figure, even a glamorous one, in the very best houses. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

You’ve mostly figured this out, but the truth is that I saw her that night. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The truth is that there are two Baltimores. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But the truth was, my coach really couldn’t do anything to stop me from leaving even if he wanted to. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Not lies exactly, but—” “Fictions, whoppers, paradiddles—whatever terminology you like. When did you realize Abraham was telling you the truth?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

‘It’s not that kind. It’s better. It’s the truth.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes people had to be ready for the truth, she decided. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It means, as true as the truth can be.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I could feel the truth of it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I knew she’d said something truthful and important, but that kind of truth wasn’t on my mind. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Because in reality, he said, “rehabilitation is not our job. The truth of it is that we are warehousers of human beings.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But truth is she never said she would. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Here is the truth about the Beautiful Sinclair Family. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Above all, a newspaper has to tell the truth. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

If I told her the truth, she was sure to hit me, and I couldn’t bear that humiliation on top of the other. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I spoke at the University of Beirut the truth of the American black man’s condition. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The students gave me a standing ovation, All day long I met with small groups, and later I received letters, and what I heard over and over was this: “You told us the truth.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want the polite answer,” I asked, “or the honest-to-God truth?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The truth is, your spell-checker needs a spell-checker, and that’s you! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the truth. Your love letters could get them killed. And what of the war?” asked the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In truth, the American colonies were as much a dumping ground as an escape, a forgetting place. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The truth he sought might very well be waiting for him on the ancient island fortress of House Targaryen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It has nothing to do with the truth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The horrible truth sank into Harry like a stone. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

For a split second, I think about telling her the whole truth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And to tell the truth, I was feeling scared and lonely without him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That should not be a particularly difficult truth for me to accept at this point but for some reason it is. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

What might happen to the unfettered give-and-take among scientific colleagues if they were turned into rivals when the search for truth was overtaken by the race for commercial advantage? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

This was the first day of the journey on which she would find out the truth of her future, who she was. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The truth casts a shadow over the kitchen—people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It was the truth, even though not for the reason he thought, and he looked at me with pity. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And wasn’t telling the truth what got me here in the first place? Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time there was a grandmother who didn’t tell the truth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was raised to be honest, but the truth can be complicated. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Neither wished to live one more day without finding out the truth, and they believed they were the legitimate and natural ones to do so. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of all the things they could say, if they knew the truth. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I guess it's okay that I just told her the truth. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The truth is that my heart was breaking. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Dad may have found some truth there, too, but he wasn’t dumb enough to jump into the raging battle, so he just took Jeffrey off of the field of combat and up to bed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s why we have to do our part to learn the truth and to educate others,” Mama says. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I don’t think she could have been happier about it, which was hard. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mia looked down at Izzy’s anxious face and could not tell whether lying or telling the truth would hurt her more. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I told her to tell the children the truth of my capture, and how I would be away for a long time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was that Efrafa had become, for the moment, short of good officers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The truth is,” I said, “it doesn’t matter what size you are, Bongo. We grow as we must grow, as our seeds decided long ago.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

At the end of the meal, Nathan tells me it’s really helped to talk to me and to know the truth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He thought about taking the boy up on his offer, figuring that maybe he was telling the truth. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that this Marine recruiter was telling us the truth. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

All true, and yet none of those truths satisfied our need for The Truth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The half truth is that I feel responsible for the three of them and I thought maybe we could use some pointers for the pageant. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I went back home feeling very good about the hearing, but the truth was that a state postconviction hearing rarely resulted in a favorable ruling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Daisy continued to wail, as if there were some doubt that her mother was telling the truth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He pats me on my shoulder and I find myself thinking about that word again, truth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

For Cherrie, that truth came to light one morning while he was hunting for birds in Peru. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“I think Grandpa makes up phony excuses for her not being around. This is a dangerous place. He has lied about other things. I get the feeling he’s trying to protect us from the truth.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Now that I have accepted the truth, I worry about what will happen to Ma. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, I didn’t mean it, but I’m more angry than tired now, and I don’t feel like telling him the truth anymore. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Chuck had tried to act brave from the time he first found out they were going for it, but his sweaty skin and dazed eyes revealed the truth. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth marveled over thirty years later, after she learned the truth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In truth Fischer was exhausted from the physical and mental strain of the preceding weeks. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They would hate him if they learned the truth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s an excuse, too. The real truth is I was scared what she might think of me, not you.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tell you the truth, Scooter makes so many good things, you could throw out the turkey and not even miss it. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“All right, the truth is that this will hurt. A lot. But if you hold still,” he said, shaking his arms to clear the watches from his suit cuffs, “I promise it won’t hurt long.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps the person who laid out the page was compelled by an unconscious need to tell the truth. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Our readers have a right to the truth, Harry. I am merely doing my — “Who cares if he’s half-giant?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat, then held up his hands dramatically: “Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In truth, Scoob’s been so indignant over the fact that he was the only person to get in trouble despite not actually cheating, he hasn’t given this part much thought. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“For far too long, Mr. Lemoncello has pretended to be a library lover when, in truth, this was all a clever publicity stunt so he could sell even more of his preposterous games!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

And this shows that sometimes people want to be stupid and they do not want to know the truth. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My plan was to try to ease him into the conversation by letting him know that we just wanted the truth. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He figured Tess was probably telling the truth, but it was the truth her daddy had told her, and Genie didn’t trust Crab to tell truths. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m telling the truth. I’m leaving the rez, man, and I want you to come with me. Come on. It will be an adventure.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

But some truths are buried so deep, not even the earth understands it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I nod and pretend to study the oar, but the truth is, I can’t tell where it broke. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And then, very quickly, I see the truth flash across her eyes because I know my mother very well. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In truth, I did not walk there quickly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if all people understood and practiced God’s truth, the function of the doctor would be a lot different than it is today. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But Darwin, in all truth, had misconceived the notion, and pangene would always carry the memory of that misconception. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

"The bottom truth. I've read many a book from beginning to end." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Cady wouldn’t want to leave him after that, even if she knew the truth. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There is no guile in her replies, only sincerity and truth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Maybe in that kind of truth he got lost and wandered off the trail and didn’t come anywhere close to the top of anything. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I stare at Peeta in disbelief as the truth sinks in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Here’s what I think,” I say and my voice is stronger and thoughts are coming, thoughts that trickle into my Noise like whispers of the truth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, that could not have been further from the truth. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I told you it was. I was telling the truth.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“So, now the truth comes out,” I teased. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m stretching the truth and he knows it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Now' we turn our backs on the church and there is the thing we’ve in truth come to see: the Wall. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the undeniable truth that my swastika brought ReelTok down on our heads. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

"All these years we were in jail, we thought we had no one because of Appa being too scared to tell you the truth." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The real truth is to be found in rock and roll: “Hearts Made of Stone” is more like it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He started walking again, nattering on and on about plots and conspiracies and battle plans and secrets, but truth be told, my mind drifted. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I meant to do you honor. An homage to your beauty. In truth, I was made to sing for kings and high lords." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I guessed, my pulse quickening as I intuitively realized the truth of my own words. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In truth, when Galileo did eventually arrive in Rome on 13 February 1633, he was treated well, compared with most of the guests of the Inquisition. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I owed her the truth on this one. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is, our parents kept us close to home so we would have minimum exposure to the signs and to white people. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not a very good liar, and my mom is really, really good at telling when people aren’t telling the truth. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Okay, I can tell you the truth now. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was Rowan who saw the truth of it in his eyes. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I do not know if he spoke the truth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She writes back, The truth is always OK. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“But I trust you, Moss, and I’m trying to learn my lesson. You should be told the truth.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Later, when I had learned the full truth about the white man, I reflected many times that the average burglary sentence for a first offender, as we all were, was about two years. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have told them that if I tell the simple truth, it doesn’t mean that I am anti-Semitic; it means merely that I am anti-exploitation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And relax—ya hear me? Tell the truth. Is it going to do any good to sit around and stew?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, he doesn’t realize I have more than one truth to tell this weekend. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

"My lord, it was your sister's bidding, the queen, as you said, but His Grace . . . he'd never understand . . ." "Would you have me keep the truth from the king?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t believe me, but I’m telling the truth. Something must have happened to him. He would never just go off without telling me.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They are simply telling the truth about their experience, in their own way, in their own voice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Let me give you some truth, and I hope it returns back to me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It's time to think bigger, to escalate the pamphlet campaign, to enlarge his circle so that more Germans learn the truth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jule thought of the most appealing thing she could say, and it turned out to be the truth. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Indeed, he saw pursuit of a single truth as a symptom of an unbalanced mind, tantamount to superstition! Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

I struggle to comprehend the truth of what he’s saying. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Seven directed the shadow to the window, and now was the moment of truth. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

In truth, I dreaded going far from the road lest I lose the muddy thread that connected me to the only life I knew. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I just wanted someone to tell me the truth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that “integration” is an image, it’s a foxy Northern liberal’s smokescreen that confuses the true wants of the American black man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For they talked at length about their children, knowing nothing of the truth. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Now that I know the truth, I think I could sit and laugh with her in her apartment, but only as a guest. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Suffice to say that there is a core of truth to Jefferson’s account of the dinner-table bargain, though it vastly oversimplifies the history that was happening at that propitious moment. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But the numbers remained, declaring a truth unclouded by prejudice. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He begged all assembled to believe the Bible as God’s holy word, as the truth about creation, not Charles Darwin. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gilbert, the physician and experimental scientist, had been a mathematical examiner when a fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, and his fundamental goal was to prove the truth of Copernicanism. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell the truth about my dad to help him. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had this thing about telling the truth. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The truth was that every one of them was tired. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The truth is the Lord has not forgotten us!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was afraid that if he told her the truth, she might tell the bishop, or someone, thus ensuring he would stay home and be with her, and not go on a mission. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It is truth they enact, a truth that shames all human falsehoods and deceits. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It wasn't exactly accurate, but there was some truth to it. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, not at first, but then you scared him and I think he told you the truth after that.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

There’s another pause as the truth starts to show itself. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The power and truth of that moment stays with me to this day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There is truth in each of these accusations. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Look me in my eye, so that I know whatever you are about to say is the truth. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m all right,” I told them, but to tell the truth, I was bewildered at myself. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I was as astonished as everyone by my rookie success. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In truth, Father, I am so stirred up by the thought of my first military duty—even if it is only reviewing border troops—that I hardly hear my good mother. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had met so many white faces that would have violendy disapproved of my taking the examination that I could not have risked telling Mr. Hoffman the truth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm kinda mad about that, if you want the truth. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At this point, people seemed uninterested in the truth surrounding the crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t tell her the truth about when he’d bought the hat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’d told me the truth . . . and now it was too late. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He also mentioned counseling a guard who had put his finger on a sad truth that priests seem to understand better than doctors or social workers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, Lawrence had not found Northwestern’s offer all that compelling. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"It does seem my sister was telling the truth about Stark's death. We have my nephew to thank for that madness." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had known it all along, that it was a good-bye party, but now I felt the truth sink down into my stomach like a pile of coal. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Since I learned the truth in Mecca, my dearest friends have come to include all kinds—some Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, agnostics, and even atheists! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth of this guess he did not learn until, years later, the quest of the Ring of Erreth-Akbe led him to the Kargad Lands, and to the Tombs of Atuan. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I will always tell you the truth.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But now that she was staring at the truth, she felt, well, struck by lightning. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Frank said he would tell me the truth. He promised.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“We do not insist, Luxa. The danger, particularly at the top, is very great. But in truth, you are our best hope,” said Vikus unhappily. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Telling the truth to others is often the easier part, the confrontation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even if Cecilia had been under a spell and forced to tell the truth, I couldn’t help but worry about my sisters. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But he went on, mumbling like a little old preacher about the importance of truth and how you couldn’t trust radio announcers anymore. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That wasn’t truth serum; it was me. I said.it because I chose to.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s really okay. I just want you to tell me the truth from now on. That’s all.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A man does not like to prove such a truth; Byron excepted from the category, jealousy. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“The local people who are ill like me indeed tell me the truth. You can live to be old or young, but you’ll always have moments when you lose your head.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

This leaves plenty of leeway for judgment, depending on whether the writer wishes to emphasize the continuing truth of some idea that was bruited in the past. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

In truth, she’d been mostly afraid that the unicorns would hurt themselves in their panic. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

If Aunt Nancy knows something, if she has the truth, if she has all the clues, he needs to know. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I have power for the first time in my life. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She spoke the truth, and the crowd believed her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

However We may talk of it, we ken the truth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You thought of nothing else. At least, Ellidyr, speak the truth.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And truth be told, it was no small wondering matter. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should tell them the truth about dragons,” I told Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke as if this were a truth evident to anyone with a speck of reason. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If it were simply a mistake in aim no one would say anything, but the truth is that the barrels are worn out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, spurred on by her honesty, I decide to tell the truth. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Nancy, from now on, I swear I’ll never hide anything from you. I’ll tell you the complete truth — ” “I don’t want to know the truth,” she said. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I offered to fetch Lady Seymour, but in truth, I planned to run the news of Lockton’s escape to the rebels as fast as I could. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to. It was the only copy I ever signed. You see why I signed no more. You see why no one can ever know the truth about R. M. Wildsmith.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I feel a million miles from another living soul. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, to tell you the truth. I think it’s sup-posed to be pretty good. My wife reads a lot.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell by the smell that Mr. Jimmy was telling the truth when he said this was the best restaurant in Grand Rapids. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The old man in the courtyard had been telling the truth. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It was my turn to tell them the truth. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the plain truth: without Richard Parker, I wouldn’t be alive today to tell you my story. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Lee had any cavalry at his disposal, they would act as his eyes and ears, scouting ahead and returning with the truth. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a number of procedures designed to uncover truths. I believe it is pronounced ‘tor-turé.’ Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Listen to the way the truth and secrets mix to tell him something isn’t quite right. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The stupid, endless truth speaking out of both sides of its big, stupid mouth. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The truth was, sometimes she, Chess, and Mom all acted like Mrs. Rabinsky. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His words are calm, his voice is calm, when he says, “No, Byrd, the difference between truth and lies.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s extremely difficult not to immediately answer questions while under the truth serum,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So, will you thirty-three new trustees share this quest for truth and knowledge with me?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

A lump forms in my throat as the truth hits me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I was just watching the movie he had rented, so I wasn’t paying very close attention to their fight. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was, I had very little idea how dangerous things were. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Secrets are kept from children, a lid on top of the soup kettle, so they do not boil over with too much truth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m certain he ain’t told the truth the whole time he’s been up there, since he’s sweating like a murderer in church. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As they mulled over their future, southern blacks looked to the Chicago Defender, a source of inspiration and the unvarnished truth about the world around them, for guidance. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The truth was, he could do everything and anything. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Don’t be afraid to tell my own truth and talk about the journey that led me to where I am right now. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And I knew he was telling the truth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Aye, uncle, and every man kens fine how you have tried. But that dinna alter the truth, that we both desire at heart she may come safe.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now her mother seemed to know the truth, or to have some inkling of it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

RiRi was quieter than usual, but she worked hard to process Story in silence, not wanting to prove our theories of her being too young to know the whole truth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Why does no one want to tell me the truth?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to think about the truth,” said Edwin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I'm taking in the stillness of that, the sharp truth of it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don't know what he wants to hear, so in the end I just tell him the truth. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The truth was, I was looking forward to taking a break from the foundation for a bit, because things weren’t as perfect as they originally seemed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My mother warned me not to be fooled by my father’s friendly manner; she told me that the judge might ask me questions, and if he did I must tell him the truth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And instead of telling the truth, she played dumb again. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was also coming out about Nixon’s cover-up of the Watergate break-in. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Well, truth to tell, I’d put it together a dozen times already, but not in any fashion that made it work. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No, not really. I just let her believe . . . Look, I’ll tell her the truth. Then I’ll drive the car home and not use it again.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“That’s the truth. Kick one and he just goes under the porch for an hour. Kick another, he goes off and don’t come back.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To tell you the truth, sir, I think I may have been trying to make an impression on Captain Chervil.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother, clearly, was serene and unruffled, and her voice carried the strength of truth. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Farmer made clear this was far from the truth, and that underneath the fondness he felt for many things Cuban, at his essence he was “a hard-bitten, clinic-building, MDR-treating mother.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

There are other examples, and everyone will have his favorite candidates for the list, but the truth is that there are nothing like as many as the public has been led to believe. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She wants me looked at, doesn’t she? Tell the truth!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Lola was required only to remain silent about the truth, banish it and forget it entirely, and persuade herself not of some contrary tale, but simply of her own uncertainty. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Gradually, however, I realized the truth was in my hands. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

As FOR his deliverer — we turn now to her story, which curls from this sad truth: that as much as Ralph, growing up, should have been her, she should have been him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the truth were known, that is the way all of us would choose to leave this earth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, he works hard, though he doesn’t spend a cent of what he earns. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

To tell the truth, I had just wanted to hang out with Fred and I didn’t think we’d get very far anyway. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It's "winner take nothing" that is the great truth of our country or of any country. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don't the Germans have a right to know the whole truth? The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t,” I say, only saying the truth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I was glad she brought him. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Because the truth was, and he knew it well, he had terrible cows. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘Your tongue is strangely changed; but the name sounds not unfitting so. Hobbits! No report that I have heard does justice to the truth.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Plus, why lie to a person you know knows the truth? Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I’ve read a hundred tales of heroes and the trials they face—what harm if I invent one and pass it off as truth? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The things in the article were true, and the truth is the truth, and nothing could be done about it now. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't I always tell you the truth?" my mother said, and burst into tears. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

In truth, it had never been much of a bedroom. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She always told me the truth and didn’t treat me like a baby. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The truth. That I was trying to keep him from falling off a cliff.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pastor shouts, “The fight for freedom and equality for all of our children must continue until every single American is free. Until there is truth and justice for all of God’s children.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to imagine that Sandy is poor, living in a neighborhood like this, but I guess you never know what the truth is, when someone wants to keep a secret. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

But he wouldn't learn the truth until a long time after the fact. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

No longer did Saturday soup prayers make me feel joyous and peaceful because now I knew the truth. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But the truth of the matter was that I really did not know what being “black” meant. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Of all the reasons that we fail to know the truth about mass incarceration, though, one stands out: a profound misunderstanding regarding how racial oppression actually works. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She’d tell them the truth, with a sigh and a wry smile: “Nothing much. Just someone to love with all my heart. Nothing much at all.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had not entirely believed Cloke about the drugs to be found upstairs, but when I went up with him again I saw he had told the truth. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was truth in his words, hard truth, a hammer striking stone. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had told the truth; she really didn't understand why Evan was so angry. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Someone else might have just thought I was lying, or not remembering—but he accepted that I was telling the truth and went from there. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She advocated a high tone of sentiment; but she did not know the sensations of sympathy and pity; tenderness and truth were not in her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then the truth of it slapped me full in the face. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"When you named me to command the Watch, you told me you wanted plain truth, always." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If he’d told her the truth, that he was going to fight again, he knew she would have cried. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was that the truth what you said about the guys come back?” he asked. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as operators learned the truth, they reassured callers that the crisis was just part of a radio show. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

"Decree or no decree, I have always spoken the truth and I intend to continue to do so." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Much as a real mirror introduces changes of its own and does not reflect the simple truth, so this one alters the way the girl looks, revealing a deeper reality. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to tell Mom the truth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion had kept the truth of that from Penny, but she needed to understand how things stood with their master. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s true that the signs have to do with a third party,” I tell her, fast, so she can’t get another word in and, besides, I am hoping the truth will disarm her. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, she didn’t know where to go or what to do next. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably a few threats, too, truth be told. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, the truth is, if you really listen to that bird on your shoulder, if you accept that you can die at any time— then you might not be as ambitious as you are.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe then that some faint idea of the truth began to force itself into his consciousness for he went very white and put the paper down on the table. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But I spoke the truth, I did, I—” Buttercup saw his hand rise a second time, so she stopped quickly, fell dead silent. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the officer still wants answers, so Nathan tells him the truth—that his body was taken over. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was as though an invisible veil had been lifted, and beneath it a different truth flickered in his friend’s eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But she’d known the truth of him by the language he spoke, and by the disgust on his face every time his eyes lighted on her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Tally smiled again, certain now that Dr. Cable knew when she was telling the truth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

If I tell what happened, the truth, then I can cop a plea to a lesser charge and pull 10 to 15. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever the truth is, I don't see how it will help me get food on the table. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Racism operated as a deeply held belief system based on “truths” beyond question or doubt. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The truth was that after years of gin drinking he could barely taste it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t hide the truth from them anymore. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“What’s so thrilling about being decent? I want to be bad boy, if you want to know the truth.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

There is some truth to so-called fundamental analysis, which looks to the economic factors underlying a stock’s value. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps it will give you the courage to deal with truth for a change." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I let her win, son”—he totally ignored her—“because, truth is, I’m scared of her.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn't tell the whole truth to someone like Alabaster Sloan. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The best ones contain enough truth to seem plausible. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Though psychologically incapable of seeing himself as a party leader, in truth that was what he had become. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“What truth can be found in crossing your fingers until you see a dog?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The truth was that Washington confused me, with its decorous traditions and sober self-regard, its whiteness and maleness, its ladies having lunch off to one side. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the truth exactly, but it was true in a larger sense: true to what would be, in the future, now that everything had changed for the better. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“But the simplest reason is the least satisfying one, I suppose. The truth is this: I wasn’t living in a story.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He hid his terror in his heart, however, and addressed the stranger: “What country is your fatherland? No hateful and defiling lies, I beg you. Tell me the truth.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, Pong had drifted only a few miles south of Chattana, but to him it seemed as if he'd entered an impenetrable wilderness. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

If you wanted to know the exact truth about exactly how something went, ask Eric and he would tell you. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Speak the truth, please. As the good example you always are to our students." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I guess the truth is, I didn’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable or scared, either. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But the truth was that Oppenheimer had no desire to return to Harvard, which as a student he had found intellectually stimulating but socially isolating. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There had been a marketplace that sold potions for forgetting, a wizard who could pull truths from your heart. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s the Lord’s truth. I ain’t making up no story, it’s the Lord’s truth.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Browder was called to the witness stand, raised her right hand, and swore to tell the “truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But, in truth, these claims and boasts are hollow. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others are silent because they believe hiding the truth will protect friends and family members—e.g., The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The truth about the warren had been a grim shock. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter if he’s telling the truth or not. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Father Masego annoys me sometimes, but the truth is...I do want him to be proud of me, just like I want my parents to be proud of me. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She say, Celie, tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell the truth, I feel pretty good. And pretty optimistic. I’ve got an idea a man could make some real money around here the next few years.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some girls were nervous, but I had given a few interviews by this time, and I was a bit more comfortable in front of a camera, although, truth be told, I did still get nervous. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Johnny knew he must now step forward, take his oath on the Bible to tell the truth, the whole truth—so help him God. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, Duke had already sold his house for a solid profit. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

"I just want to say that I'm really sorry for not telling you the truth," I say slowly. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about the truth serum,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My sore feet are evidence of the truth, but it still doesn’t give him what he needs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Monday: Are you sure there wasn't any truth to that thing you said about a girlfriend? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Anna’s wavering, I can see it—the way she’s looking at him, searching his face for the truth, his eyes intently on hers. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The least Uncle could do was tell him the truth about the boats. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost grey, some men called the shade, but in truth his eyes were all but colorless, like two chips of dirty ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A story can tell the truth, she knew, but a story can also lie. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And even that wasn’t the full, horrible truth.... The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Even after the program was over and she learned the truth, she couldn’t recover from the shock. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, it’s better if he’s with us than if he’s by himself. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But the truth was, Luke knew he wasn’t coming back long before the sun came out. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I would,” I said, and was surprised to find that it was the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Each story Werner hears contains its own flaws and contradictions, as though the truth is a machine whose gears are not meshing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He might gild it, but in truth it was lacking. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

If questioned, Sam would doubtless tell them the truth, but Jon could not imagine him braving the guards in front of the King's Tower to wake Mormont from sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was telling the pure truth, I knew, and I didn’t have any answers for either of us. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was going to give her an excuse, an apology I worked on all afternoon at the machines, but I tell her the truth instead. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The truth is that when Patrick dared me, I knew that if I kissed Mary Elizabeth, I would be lying to everyone. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry if I am not suggesting the truth.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

You told the truth to yourself, but you had no surety for your neighbour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Fancy suit. But to tell you the truth, I'm a bit surprised." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was no sense in denying the truth or lying to Thorn or herself. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, I knew things wouldn’t change much. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I don’t know where they are appropriate to use. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Cole wanted so badly to tell the truth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But Byrd doesn’t stop; perhaps she’s afraid if she does, the truth will never get out. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was telling me the truth, but you could never know a hundred percent with T. Ray. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth is I haven’t written in it much after all, because there isn’t much to write about. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I do not have allergies, but I could not admit that blackberries reminded me of my mother. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I know from experience that beneath every peripheral girl is a central truth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

We laughed again, because we were stoned and because it was the total truth and because we both knew it wasn’t funny at all. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It might sound disgusting, but to tell the truth, we got a great deal of pleasure from those spits. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, then,” I ask, stepping forward, “why did she go? Tell me the truth about my mom.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It pains me to provide you with this intelligence, for truth should sit with comfort, falsehood with vexation; and yet, in such a case, verity—though discomfortable — is absolutely required. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he gazed down at the wise old face and tried to absorb the enormous and incomprehensible truth: that never again would Dumbledore speak to him, never again could he help... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In truth, this wasn’t a very profound prediction, because Sulaiman was 80 years old. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe the truth was that I didn’t relate well to people, period. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If I could just pretend to be normal for a little while, maybe it would feel like the truth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until they reached the office that the truth hit home. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is, loneliness and hormones and parents who keep you like a fish in a bowl can do weird things to a person. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But we can only decide if we know the truth—if we look. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure this will never come up, but in case it does, I want you to know the truth.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The more complicated adventures undertaken by composers with notation, orchestras, opera singers, conductors, musicological analysis and the rest are still vital parts of music’s main body, but they are not in truth its central purpose. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Beau. That was never part of my plan. It was never part of it. That’s the honest truth.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There was even the possibility she wasn’t telling the truth. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the truth, but I didn’t feel much like explaining. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’m certainly not the only one who has learned the truth about the industrial food chain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"Seems you were telling the truth. Jumped to a conclusion." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, you can't really go wrong," I tell her, stopping short of the truth: Whatever you do, they'll eat it up. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Sweetheart, you are the Spares. No amount of convincing will change that truth.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I confess that I did not study so much for a love of the truth or my own development, in these days, as to make those young men recognize my equality.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Thunder again; words that proclaimed themselves true—truer somehow than truth itself. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is, in high school most of the boys lived in Ogdentown, and those of us who came on the bus were regarded as outsiders—hillbillies, in fact, and not fashionable. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The truth of the matter was, there was no telling what Mama would think about me showing up back there with Wishbone. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

A Japanese, on the other hand, must see that life embraces death, and when she feels the truth of this she will gain tranquillity. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t have to go, anyway,” Ginnie said, without meaning anything but the truth, yet knowing before the statement was completely out that she was saying the wrong thing. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It was still the truth, but the way she was acting now had me worried. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He could almost say with truth that he didn’t know anything about it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle pretended to laugh, but deep down, he knew the truth: No matter how hard he tried, he would never be able to win every single game he played for the rest of his life. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Knowledge of a truth they could no longer avoid. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She joined the Sisters of the Star to seek the truth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A lie’s a cover-up every time, it’s something a man says when he don’t want the truth out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

If you want to know the truth, I'm a virgin. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He sees the whole truth now—there's no one else who will protect him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I know, Mom. I miss you guys, too. But I really want to do well here”—truth—“and plus it’s really nice to have, like, friends”— truth. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even worse, the smallest little part of me wants to tell her the truth, just so I won’t have to be her boyfriend anymore. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Never had he been strong enough to simply tell the truth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And truth be told, I appreciated my father’s high expectations that I should shoot for being number one. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“To tell the truth, I think I’m beyond help. My brain simply won’t absorb that nonsense, no matter how hard I try.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If it would be better for her to tell an adult the truth—the one thing I’ve been too afraid to do. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I hear his laugh and smell the spice of his body, and I have to force those sensations away and replace them with the truth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She said it bravely, with chin upraised, and she blinked rapidly as she spoke, dazzled by the momentous truth she had revealed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Telling her own truth is the truth to her, even if it’s at the expense of chipping away our past. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no use in looking back, for here’s the truth I’ve found: It’s hunger, want, and wickedness that makes the world go round. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Almost instinctively he went about learning the truth and at the same time disbelieved it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Physicists grappled with the mysteries of subatomic behavior into the mid-1920s, hoping that the steady accretion of observed results would lead them to the truth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Because the thing about lies was that they always gave way to the truth, sooner or later. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tobias said that dealing with Erudite was more important than finding out the truth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

What would happen to that light if I came clean and told the truth? Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t looking to pile on the agony for Syl’s ma, but the truth’s the truth. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He wanted to ask his aunt to tell him the truth, to say so if his mother was dead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They both sat nodding in agreement, faces full of grim righteousness, uttering dire home truths and generally working themselves up into a fine old state of indignation. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I know what she wants me to say—that I see no reason to join the outside world—but I’m not a good liar, so instead I select a part of the truth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Even those who had laughed at all the talk about the King began to think there might be some truth in it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If they’d really wanted to know, they might have figured it out easily enough, but the truth was they’d just been glad she was elsewhere, so they’d never bothered to look for her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Though in truth, he’d have given anything for five more minutes of the device’s glow right then. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The truth was, Marigold didn’t know if boarding school would help her delinquent brother any more than she knew if she’d find her Talent in a day or a year or never. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Get her to tell this cop the truth. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t say I was thick with good and bad and love and hate and truth and lies. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I knew her well enough to know that if I committed almost any crime and told her the truth about it she not only wouldn’t disown me but would give me her protection. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it is harder to tell the truth than Axel had ever realized? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It said she didn’t tell us the truth about her name. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And do you want to know the awful truth? Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

And that was no more than the truth, though his father would not have believed it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

That was the fundamental truth the readers forgot. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

This is not all the truth, but it must suffice, for words cannot draw the vast map of my longing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Because I don’t really know what the truth is. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

What larger truths do these lynching figures suggest? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Now that I knew she couldn’t attack me, I considered telling her the truth. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A standard argument was that a Christian needed moral certainty of the truths of their faith, since the fate of their soul was at stake. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He began work on a series of rules for thinking which would help him establish the truth; he sold some property so that he could be self-sufficient and concentrate on his great enterprise. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. We weren’t so close back then, but it’s never too late to start. The truth is, you’re the last person I expected to meet here, Countess,” the woman said gently. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It transforms science from knowledge of the truth, regarded as indisputable, into a form of progressive knowledge in which established truths may always be disputed and in which an ultimate truth is never attained. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You want the truth? I’m uncomfortable and don’t want to be here right now. I’ll see you guys later.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Unable to hide the truth any longer, the world's leaders announce that the sun is experiencing a cycle of dimming, and that its light and heat will continue to diminish. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung was surprised, after he had pondered a while, for he saw truth in what she said. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

In truth, I had never seen so many of us in one place, not even at burials. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Muslims, they had a very tender heart for all unfortunates, and very sensitive feelings for truth and justice. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same truth that got your brother in the middle of the block was waiting for you on the corner. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Then I believe we have gotten down to the truth of the matter," he said. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I’m stunned, and the truth is, her comments cut deep. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The cousin said nothing, but when Kumalo shook his fist at her she told the truth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Not just to me, or us, but to the not-knowers, so that they may know, the truth is in the knowing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It became clear to him that though he wrote in his paper what his readers wanted to see, this was not always the truth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No secret jokes between the two of you. You promised to tell the truth.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She could hardly tell the rangers the truth: that she was a spy, an infiltrator. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“You want to fight me, Pri? I will fight you if you don’t tell me the truth.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Rosalie struggles the most with . . . with what we are. It’s hard for her to have someone on the outside know the truth. And she’s a little jealous.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Because the math he suddenly understood instinctively, like a truth. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

This was what was so hard to admit amidst all the theorizing — that the truth was murkier and deeper and had nothing to do with theory. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He remembered the contents, which in truth he rattled off very glibly when put to the test One letter was written from Vera Cruz and the other from the City of Mexico. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was that Jay Gatsby, of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“The reason I was getting sick in there is —” I thought about telling him the whole truth, but I just couldn’t. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had to make sure he was the one who told Tater the truth. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth I was getting a little wearied of this. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, I was certain that, should I really desert, Simon Bass would not let me go lightly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was in the air, and the dreamlike unreality of floating warred with the gruesome truth beneath her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

On a handful of index cards related to the FBI, she jotted short notes warning that the agency’s claims were exaggerated and that the Coast Guard and the Treasury knew the truth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Finally I decided I would just tell them the truth, and with the help of the new overalls, cloth, and candy, I would weather the storm. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They was nice to you at college, Ignatius. Now tell the truth. They let you hang around there a long time. They even let you teach a class.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shrugged nonchalantly, though in truth I was a little nervous. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She told the best lie of all—the truth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The desire had come over him to deny what she said, to interrupt her testimony with the truth about his father, a strong and tireless man, honest to a fault, kind and humble as well. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I said I was seeking for the truth, and I was trying to weigh—objectively— everything on its own merit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It said, “Eat me and you will know the truth.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

If he told the truth, nobody believed him; and if he was silent—which he found himself becoming more and more—they thought he was sick. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

But he is my best human friend and he cares about me, so he would always tell me the truth. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t handle the truth, but I didn’t know what lie I could conjure up that would satisfy her rage. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Whatever truths she’d hit on were secondary to the immediate sensations: the headache, the singed throat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That she was sick of Nana twisting the truths of their life and making her, Mariam, another of her grievances against the world. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

In truth, he had too much invested in me to dismiss me lightly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

That doesn’t make me any less afraid of going under truth serum. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve given them so many opportunities to come forward with the truth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth May didn’t want to eat and said she couldn’t stand up right because she was sweating too much.The truth is, neither one of them was taking a healthy interest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But now I know there’s some truth in them.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Speaking truth to power like a boss. I’m glad I bumped into you.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Katie was the only one to whom Sissy told the truth about the origin of the baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Field Secretary Medgar Evers in Mississippi, I wanted to say the blunt truths that needed to be said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But thinking about the implications of the truth is just... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The truth is nothing more than a small green room with dirty windows and a lingering smell of cigarettes, even though it has been illegal to smoke on school property for years. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A man does not flee from the truth,” she said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was on the tip of my tongue, dangling there, but if he knew, if he knew what I had just done to him... The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If you want to know the truth, I don't know what I think about it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I still feel a little weight in my limbs from the truth serum Cara, Caleb, and Matthew tested on me earlier, as part of our plan. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know if that applied to magical metal dogs, but she decided it would be better to tell the truth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could help you with that,” he said, “but the truth is, I can’t do what you can. I have no idea how to help you.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And when you say the truth you get stronger. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

As it began to swing around the dial, her eyes followed it, watching, calculating, seeing down the long chains of meaning to the level where the truth lay. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Roy’s parents came in to say good night, he told them he’d never forget their trip to the Everglades, which was the truth. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been that close to Uncle Lee, and in truth his death didn’t mean that much to me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She hoped no one could have said to her, “How could you be so unfeeling to your father?—I must, I will tell you truths while I can.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Somewhere inside, I reminded myself of the necessary truth. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Not having heard from Nicole, I wasn’t sure if I was telling the truth about that. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps she just meant, Was that the truth? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The truth does not change whether it is seen or unseen, it whispered in her mind. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"You knew her. Were you lying? I mean, when you said the photos were destroyed in a fire, is that the truth?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

This time, though, it seemed he was telling the truth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got people who love me here, too,” I say, quietly, like I’m trying to convince both him and myself it’s the truth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Here he is in a court of law with the evidence displayed and the testimony given, the facts all aired and the arguments made and the truth of the matter manifest. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ayocuan was suggesting, Leon-Portilla said, that there is a time when humankind can touch the enduring truths that underlie our fleeting lives. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment, wondering whether the truth or a lie would go over better. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But what she gives them instead is the truth she observes and knows about them. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The girl inside Penelope trailed off, and then her look of confusion melted into despair as she realized the truth. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The truth is nobody else would take such a job. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t a person supposed to feel better after telling the truth? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The truth had been too overwhelming to bear. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, I tried to swing the wheel----" He broke off, and suddenly I guessed at the truth. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was at that moment, standing next to her, that I figured out the truth. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The truth was that the person their mother cared for the most, and always came first, was their father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

To tell the truth, I’m not sure I wanted to move. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inward light, understanding and joy, similarly, function as if they were testimony: to Parsons, it is as if they speak to the truth of our beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“All right, Rufe. I wanted you to know the truth, but I can’t blame you for not being able to accept it either.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, no one deserves a grand gesture more than you. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The truth had become as ghostly as invention. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know enough about anywhere else to lie convincingly, so I told the truth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We can’t really go any further with you until we know the truth.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Heavier or not, the truth is yours now. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s the truth. Each week, each month there’s a crisis.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says all this in a rush, like maybe she’ll actually tell some truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, recalling all of this, I don’t know, to tell the truth, how I am alive to tell it today. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What would please me would be the truth of you, girl." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The chief led them, trotting steadily, exulting in his achievement He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“To speak truth, St. John, my heart rather warms to the poor little soul. I wish we may be able to benefit her permanently.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I need to find out if Dylan was telling the truth about the stuff he told me last night. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Harry was walking blindly around the tent, feeling as though great new vistas of truth were opening all around him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Guilty for lying to Mom about tomorrow after she told me the truth about Edie. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

‘He has told me what happened. I hardly think I want to go round asking some silly little boy if Captain Hardcastle is speaking the truth. ’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

This hard shot took the women’s breath away and drove them quaking to their rooms, as though knives were behind: they felt he spoke the truth. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The truth just did come out, you murderer!” a woman shouted. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Now suppose that you were, in truth, the owner of that house, and could not still get in; and think there was to you no conscience of the housebreaker, what would you do?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I don't even like to talk about it, if you want to know the truth. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

"He's my mother's dog, in truth. She has set him to guard me, and so he does." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And in that memory, he recalled the moment he’d decided not tell her the whole truth, the moment he’d decided to he. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But the hard truth is this isn’t helping to solve America’s racist problem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I love Sam. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And it’s become really important you tell us the truth.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Those who knew Malcolm X Shabazz personally wanted to be sure that the negative myth around his memory would be erased by portraying the truths of his mission, and the depth of his heart. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why doesn’t she just tell her the truth? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now it peels from his skin, leaving the truth of him at the wheel of his car. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“To tell the truth, Santiago, I feel out of place.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only an arm. Got to lose something, might’s well be an arm. Can part with that easier than the other mechanics of nature, an thass the truth.’ The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laudan’s arguments tell against Putnam’s claim that science gets at the truth, not against the claim that what marks science out is that it is reliable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Begging your pardon, sir, but the truth is that General Hancock is in command, and if you’ll—” Another major, skinny, grinning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those weren’t just words he was saying, they were the truth. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Resurrection man was a bit florid, but it held a truth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I know the truth, all right? He saved your life! Dumbledore told me! You wouldn’t even be here if it wasn’t for my dad!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t get all upset. That’s just how things go. People leave and they don’t come back. Somebody has to tell you the truth.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

But the unfortunate truth is that blanket spraying is resulting in more ragweed, not less. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You might think we are city boys, but truth is, we are full of masculinity and testosterone.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She needs to know the truth of who I am. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I shake my head as though I might shake the truth away. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

And Lee had worked patiently and slowly and he had succeeded in building Adam as the center, the foundation, the essence of truth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tell the truth: “I’ve been acting ever since I can remember. But never onstage.” You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Corporal Snark trusts you and will tell you the truth if you give him your word you won’t tell anyone else. As soon as he tells you, come and tell me.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The truth was, I didn’t know anything about Cecile and why they had taken her or how long she would be gone. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or when, even as just now I've tried to articulate exactly what I felt to be the truth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could just tell her the truth—tell her I’m not coming home because Ollie Mae doesn’t love me the way she loves them. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The Dauntless serum gives hallucinated realities, Candor’s gives the truth, Amity’s gives peace, Erudite’s gives death—” At this, Tris visibly shudders, but Johanna continues as if it didn’t happen. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s the truth, and you know it. Stop pretending it’s not.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the truth: if I catch you spying on us ever again you’ll regret it for the rest of your life!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“If you want to live, you should spit out the truth.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Lying is not going to work now; it’s too easy for him to find out the truth. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Axel wants to run straight down there, demand to be seen and told the truths that they are telling each other, but he isn’t Aunt Nancy. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She wrote that she knew he was “acting conscientiously & sincerely & sincerely wishing, & trying to learn the truth.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There's truth for you," said the woman in the faded scarlet dress. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered what would happen when he knew the truth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I saw that truth mirrored again and again in the faces of the people who stood shivering in the cold to witness it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, I was merely fearless. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how I could explain, but I figured Tyson deserved the truth after almost getting killed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

So this is the truth and nothing but the truth. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a way I guess that’s lying too, except I think you can tell the real truth with that kind of lying. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

"The truth of them is not always easy to understand." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

What sort of calculation would their neighbors make, weighing all the promises of their new circumstances against the allegations and the truth of their own pasts? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I was worried she wouldn’t want to come with me, but I forgot where Christina came from: Candor, where the pursuit of truth is more important than anything else. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What makes you think Grandpa’s telling the truth this time?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The car wasn’t going anywhere—Ishmael could see that—but it took Hisao some time to accept this truth. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And though I will speak truth to the powerful, I seek no power myself. There are noblemen here in France, however, who may aid the cause of Denmark.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When I finished the article I realized it was not the whole truth but a version that wouldn’t jeopardize the integration. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was summarized in the sense of irony I’d feel at hearing myself called a minority student: The reason I was no longer a minority was because I had become a student. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to know what she wants to say, or whether she even speaks the truth or not. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But a moment later I felt a slow, burning sensation begin to creep across my back and realized the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Me? I would never... you cannot think I had any part in any ...” That was the truth, or he is a master mummer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her about the lawyer who helped write my mother's story, filling page after page with the hard truth behind the things she did. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The truth was, we were not a rich family, certainly not by Canadian standards. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

"So tell me. Tell me the truth. Tell me the big secret. Tell me how come you're not some shirtless creep." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hasn’t been very good for truth, of course. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, not only in astronomy but in other realms of inquiry, notably mechanical technology and medicine, the ancients seem almost perverse in their aversion to stumbling on the truth. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t surprise me that the sheriff would have such predilections, and I wonder if there ain’t some more sinister truth to the story about the loss of the sheriff’s sweet-tempered wife. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The truth is, it had been a while since he’d read anything. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My knees went weak, and I closed my eyes against the truth that was coming. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And then, he says, as the truth oozed out, she was there to help him own it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“No, sir. I’m telling you the truth,” I piled another lie upon the first one. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt sorry for her for a second, so sorry I felt compelled to tell her the truth. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Wizards speak truth, and it was true that all the mastery of Names that Ged had toiled to win that year was the mere start of what he must go on learning all his life. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Though in truth I meant to be gone long before that, I nodded. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

This, she told herself, was at least the truth. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If I tell the bleak truth—then no. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The truth, of course, was that any warnings he may have issued about the dangers of the lab’s physical environment were drowned out by his endless demands and tight deadlines for improvements to the machine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The truth is that Williams and his firemen did everything they could possibly do to contain the fire and had followed established fire-fighting procedures as well. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure why I told you the truth. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But the truth was that, in Colin's mind, the problems were related. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Seven didn’t want to look like a giant baby, but the truth was, she was frightened of her own shadow right now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. It’s not that I don’t want to tell you. I just literally can’t. Can I tell you something else? A different truth?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her lips quiver and I wonder if, somehow, she already knows the inevitable truth about her mom. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Part of him knew that it was only a dream, but even the dream of walking was better than the truth of his bedchamber, walls and ceiling and door. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Whatever the truth of the matter, William’s brief letter makes us look again at what we know about her life. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The guard, it is thought, wields all the power, but in truth the inmate has power too. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you really think going there could help?” my mother said, narrowing her eyes at him as if readying herself to hear the unvarnished truth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The truth was, she had no good answer. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I say: ‘Tell me the truth and there’s no problem.’” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Unless there was truth, and unless people told the truth, there was always danger in everything outside the individual. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

While that last assertion is partly bravado, there was much truth in it, for Ann felt acutely the responsibility her new influence brought. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever I was before I found out the truth has died. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z