About truth I have always been monotheistic. It has been an article of faith with me, going back to college days, that there is a truth and that it is knowable. (Mary McCarthy)

About truth I have always been monotheistic. It has been an article of faith with me, going back to college days, that there is a truth and that it is knowable.

Mary McCarthy

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