Halldór Laxness Quote

Don't forget that few people are likely to tell more than a small part of the truth: no one tells much of the truth, let alone the whole truth. Spoken words are facts in themselves, whether true or false. When people talk they reveal themselves, whether they're lying or telling the truth.


Kristnihald undir Jökli (Under the Glacier/Christianity at Glacier) (1968)


Don't forget that few people are likely to tell more than a small part of the truth: no one tells much of the truth, let alone the whole truth....

Don't forget that few people are likely to tell more than a small part of the truth: no one tells much of the truth, let alone the whole truth....

Don't forget that few people are likely to tell more than a small part of the truth: no one tells much of the truth, let alone the whole truth....

Don't forget that few people are likely to tell more than a small part of the truth: no one tells much of the truth, let alone the whole truth....