The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is. (Susan Sontag)

The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is.

Susan Sontag

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