Married couples who quarrel bitterly every day may really need each other as deeply as those who appear to be desperately in love.
Edward AbbeyRead
Beware the writer who always encloses the word *reality* in quotation marks: He's trying to slip something over on you. Or into you.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote warns against those who manipulate language to challenge or distort the truth.
Edward Abbeyβs quote suggests that when someone uses quotation marks around the word 'reality', they may be attempting to redefine or obscure what is generally accepted as true. This manipulation can lead to confusion or deception, indicating a lack of sincerity or intent to mislead the audience, hence urging caution in discerning spoken or written language.
Themes
RealityManipulationTruthLanguageDeception
In practice
Example use cases
In a debate about media representations, this quote can be used to caution against biased reporting.
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