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And she'd say, 'Of course it's true! But it may not have happened.' What my bubbe was saying is profound: All stories are true. The truth is the journey you take through it - did it make you laugh, cry, seek and want justice? Then it's true.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a4305/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/11/4305.v4.jpg" alt="Patricia Polacco"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Patricia Polacco</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01a6c"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01a6c" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a4305/01a6c/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20used%20to%20say%20to%20my%20bubbe%2C%20%27Bubbe%2C%20is%20this%20story%20true%3F%27%20And%20she%27d%20say%2C%20%27Of%20course%20it%27s%20true%21%20But%20it%20may%20not%20have%20happened.%27%20What%20my%20bubbe%20was%20saying%20is%20profound:%20All%20stories%20are%20true.%20The%20truth%20is%20the%20journey%20you%20take%20through%20it%20-%20did%20it%20make%20you%20laugh%2C%20cry%2C%20seek%20and%20want%20justice%3F%20Then%20it%27s%20true.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa4305%2F01a6c%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/78/">Truth</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/484/">True</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/336/">Justice</a></li> </ul> <!--/quotes-item--> </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a2603/01b1c/">My only real advice to Oscar nominees is, 'If you haven't actually seen a competitor's film, don't fib and say you have and blow smoke up their wahooziewhatsits.' Always best to be frank and tell them the truth.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2603/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/b/2603.v6.jpg" alt="Vera Farmiga"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Vera Farmiga</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="01b1c"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="01b1c" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a2603/01b1c/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=My%20only%20real%20advice%20to%20Oscar%20nominees%20is%2C%20%27If%20you%20haven%27t%20actually%20seen%20a%20competitor%27s%20film%2C%20don%27t%20fib%20and%20say%20you%20have%20and%20blow%20smoke%20up%20their%20wahooziewhatsits.%27%20Always%20best%20to%20be%20frank%20and%20tell%20them%20the%20truth.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa2603%2F01b1c%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/855/">Up</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/508/">Real</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/78/">Truth</a></li> </ul> <!--/quotes-item--> </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a1539/01d4d/">I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. 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No!</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a2648/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/18/2648.v13.jpg" alt="Jack Ma"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Jack Ma</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="02569"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="02569" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a2648/02569/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=The%20big%20businesses%20are%20less%20willing%20to%20take%20risks.%20I%20talked%20to%20some%20young%20people%20in%20Hong%20Kong%2C%20and%20they%20said%20they%20are%20lost.%20Young%20people%20indeed%20have%20fewer%20opportunities%20than%20before.%20But%20is%20it%20true%20that%20there%20are%20no%20more%20opportunities%20for%20them%3F%20No%21&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa2648%2F02569%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/92/">People</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/484/">True</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/267/">Lost</a></li> </ul> <!--/quotes-item--> </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a290/02b20/">There's no such thing as a writer's block. 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Writing is really a physical activity.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a290/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/2/290.v6.jpg" alt="Natalie Goldberg"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">Natalie Goldberg</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="02b20"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="02b20" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a290/02b20/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=There%27s%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20a%20writer%27s%20block.%20If%20you%27re%20having%20trouble%20writing%2C%20well%2C%20pick%20up%20the%20pen%20and%20write.%20No%20matter%20what%2C%20keep%20that%20hand%20moving.%20Writing%20is%20really%20a%20physical%20activity.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa290%2F02b20%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/855/">Up</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/270/">Writing</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/376/">Hand</a></li> </ul> <!--/quotes-item--> </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a573/02b23/">Our minds have a tendency to wander. 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