#embellish

Writers of fiction embellish reality almost without knowing it. ↗

— Aljean Harmetz

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#lies #lying #writers #writing #world-war-ii

You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. ↗

— Eugene H. Peterson

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#empty-words #matthew #religion #religious #religion