#and that's not a lie
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I think the difference between a lie and a story is that a story utilizes the trappings and appearance of truth for the interest of the listener as well as of the teller. A story has in it neither gain nor loss. But a lie is a device for profit or escape. I suppose if that definition is strictly held to, then a writer of stories is a liar - if he is financially fortunate.
-John Steinbeck, East of Eden
#musings#quotes#john steinbeck#east of eden#FOUND IT#apologies if it is not paragraph formatted correctly#i'm ripping it off of goodreada#*goodreads#but those of you who follow and know why i was looking for this#you see it right?#you see why i get so frustrated with stories and lies being grouped into the same thing#they aren't#when you're telling a story everyone (usually) knows it isn't true#it's not about the truth of it#a story is there to entertain or enlighten or teach or inspire empathy#to communicate something in a way that can be understood#to communicate TRUTH in a way it can be understood#at its heart a story is a truth#or an attempt at a truth#and that's not a lie#....#this is a separate post#i just#i'm still so FRUSTRATED with that
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shes having a big adventure on my pee wee cause im #HERMAN
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trying to sleep but i just remembered those tweets by lauren faust when she discovered what the equestria girls toys looked like and it upset her so much that she drew herself as the hulk. obsessed
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addicted to sending this clip from twilight to my friends whenever they are in a situation where i think they should lie
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the not so perfect captain
#i still have so many things i wanna draw for this game no lie it's eating me alive#mouthwashing#curly mouthwashing#captain curly#my art#artists on tumblr#tw blood#tw body horror
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I don't really think it's fair to dismiss the idea that that guy might have been framed for killing the CEO as like an unfounded conspiracy theory when NYPD has a proven history of planting/fabricating evidence on people. in 2011 there was a massive investigation of the NYPD and hundreds of cases against people were dismissed after a former police officer testified that they literally have a name for planting evidence on people: flaking. you cannot be out here acting like considering the possibility that cops who do this shit under normal circumstances might possibly also do it when they're under intense global pressure and scrutiny is the same as republicans thinking democrats run a secret pedophile ring in the basement of a pizza restaurant
#it astounds me how willing people are to cosign any shit cops and feds say#cops literally call testifying testi-lying. because they lie so much. its normal for them and they think little of it#that ones pretty easy to source and is well known in the industry wo i wont link you but if you google it you will see lots of sources#like just google the word testilying. so many articles come up its actually sad
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tang dynasty miku
#ms worldwide!!!!!#hatsune miku#vocaloid#miku fanart#hanfu#tang dynasty#artists on tumblr#not even gonna lie i don’t even go here i listened to like. three miku songs in 2013 that’s it#but this twitter trend was so cute and inspiring so i kinda had to#pls forgive this fake fan gomenaSORRY#yumidraws
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assorted krerdly doodles from a while back
#my art#deltarune#deltarune kris#kris dreemurr#kris deltarune#berdly#berdly deltarune#deltarune berdly#kerdly#krerdly#berdly x kris#kris x berdly#deltarune fanart#deltarune tomorrow#alright i wont lie this is from 2023...........#late 2023#i like them though ... even tho u can tell they're old#LMAOOOOO#i might redraw the first one ..... still i wanted to post SOMETHING
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Thinking of becoming a guy that thinks wolves are the most badass and aspirational animal, but about ants. Like wearing t-shirts about being loyal to my Queen and training to bench 5x my bodyweight. Studying ant warfare. Posting shit like this

#Ant photo by Alex Wild. Inspirational ant image by me.#In a sense‚ the Ant mindset is antithetical to those who follow the Wolf. The lone‚ individualist “alpha” inclinations simply do not apply.#The Ant values her work and her sisters. She is a humble worker and brave soldier. So small‚ yet so strong... Because she's never alone.#This post was a lie. I'm actually already this theoretical person.
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one thing that took me embarrassingly long to learn is "sometimes when people say things, they will not be true."
I used to tell people about this revelation and they'd be like yeah.....duh.....but like, why wouldn't my base assumption be that you're communicating to me in a straightforward manner. anyway, I get scammed a lot.
#example: a 'friend' in middle school told me I should ask a guy out. she said 'he'll totally say yes'.#he did not. which was the obvious outcome#but it took me years to realize that she'd said that hoping to fuel some drama for her own entertainment.#ANOTHER EXAMPLE#a guy in college approached me saying that he'd been seeing me around campus but was always too shy to talk to me#and that he really wanted to get to know me#so I was like wow 🥺 romance 🥺 and hopped into bed with him#and afterward I was like what do you wanna do 😊 should we see a movie 😊 should we go out 😊#and he was like nope. byeeee.#and I realized I got bamboozled into sex#total shocked pikachu face#I'm still not the best at this tbh. I'm like 'why would this person lie to me. lying is bad'.#anyway this is why I not looking forward to entering the dating world again#DONT BAMBOOZLE ME I'M GULLIBLE
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I actually need some fanfic, where Bruce and Jason are in the middle of some argument, and a casual (and a well-practiced with Dick before) sentence leaves his mouth, something along the lines "How old do you think you are?!", meaning that he is acting childishly. And because Jason is irritated, and his tongue runs loose in his anger, he screams back that he is nineteen, and Bruce just freezes, because... Oh. Jason is nineteen. He is a fucking kid - his kid - that lost years of his teenhood, and was forced back without anyone giving him a space to catch up, with everyone else already treating him like an adult... When he isn't.
#you all don't understand how devastating it is to die like a kid and be back to everyone moving on and expecting you to run with them#when you are just learning to pace#no one give him time to come to his senses#and no one spoke with him about it#just how much derealisation it could bring#do you think jason sometimes still feels like he is a kid despite being so tall and strong#like he realises that he doesn't look like kid but in his mind everyone sees him like one#even though they never treat him like one#DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN#— lie's rambling#jason todd#red hood#dcu comics#dc universe#dcu#batman#bruce wayne
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going all-in | print
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He just can't win...
FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT
MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)
#undertale#deltarune#utdr#comic#crossover comic#twin runes#twin runes au#twin runes comic#chara#asriel#flowey#ralsei#HOW WOULD ASRIEL REACT IF HE MET RALSEI????#like that#there are some things I simply cannot show or anyswer ahead of time my friends#because that would ruin the joke#and don't you think about his “please just let me win” line#this lad is a sore loser at heart#and we love him for it#also circling back to this whole darkners experiencing emotions stronger thing#it's more or less meant to tie into the whole soulless and therefore emotionless spiel flowey talks about#even though that is probably a lie#I like to imagine these two just grew numb#and getting a semi soul helped them feel again
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Bruce: *gets kidnapped*
Clark: *suddenly becomes the scariest motherfucker in gotham*
Tim: *gets kidnapped*
Kon: *suddenly becomes the second scariest motherfucker in gotham*
Damian: *gets kidnapped*
Jon: *to the kidnappers* hey guys! no, don’t worry, I’m just here to give yall a fair warning—hey dude shooting people isn’t nice—that you have maybe two minutes before Dami gets impatient and violent so you might just wanna let him go! yeah I can take him home!
#superbat#timkon#damijon#three flavors of superbat#the kidnappers are like “oh shit thanks for the heads up” and let Damian go#bc they’ve heard that the little superboy is even more of a boyscout than his dad and would never lie about anything#batfam#superfam#batman#bruce wayne#superman#clark kent#tim drake#red robin#kon el kent#kon el superboy#superboy#damian wayne#robin#jonathan kent#dcu#dc comics#dc
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