Homer Quotes

I didn't lie! I just created fiction with my mouth!

Homer

Quotes to Explore

Bruce always had to tell a lie. He was always living that lie. Caitlyn doesn't have any secrets.

Caitlyn Jenner
- Living
- Lie
- Secrets
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.

Finley Peter Dunne
- Kind
- Purpose
- Lie
What I hate in fiction is when the author knows better than the characters what they should do.

Pat Barker
- Hate
- Better
- Author
Don't see the point in reading ghost-written autobiographies, even though some of these published lives may fascinate me. The 'ghost' is always present, manipulating an interview into first-person singular text, and it feels like I'm reading a lie.

Gary Kemp Spandau Ballet
- Person
- Point
- Lie
See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.

Orson Welles
- People
- Believe
- Different
Writers of historical fiction are not under the same obligation as historians to find evidence for the statements they make. For us it is sufficient if what we say can't be disproved or shown to be false.

Barry Unsworth
- Find
- Same
- Fiction