It's so hard to say what you really mean. For any number of reasons: to protect yourself, or if you just can't find the words.
Paul BeattyI read an interview with a Japanese freestyle jazz musician once, and he said something like, "Everything I'm going to tell you is not going to be true." He's not saying, "I'm trying to lie to you." But he's kind of saying that you can never say what something really is.
Paul BeattySometimes I would get frustrated, I'd think, "You know, this is a good book, how come no one is paying attention to it?" So it's nice to have some recognition.
Paul Beatty