Everything I tell you is the truth--Except the lies

Journal of Canadian Studies | July 1, 1996| | Copyright

Everything I Tell You is the Truth - Except the Lies

I don't know why - I have never known why - but I'm impelled to lock things into place with words. Words are my safety deposit boxes, my guarantees against the loss of what I know. Words are the only currency I have, and without them, I might as well fill my mind with stones and swim out to sea. I am a writer, and a writer writes... Words.

Ah, yes - but which? And to what end? There is a difference between reality and our perception of it. Something vital is always lost in the translation.

Let me give you an example.

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