Witches admitted their relations with the devil. Our blood boils - how could they be forced to admit this when there is no devil. But reason tells us this is not true. The devil does exist and was in fact the inquisitor.
You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories
Artistic honesty sometimes prevents an artist from being born.
Illiterates have to dictate.
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.
People find life entirely too time-consuming.