David Grann Quotes

Fact-checking doesn't exist primarily because some of us are liars and cheats. It exists because writers will be writers, much as they may mean to be historians.

Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to keep themselves accurate.

The first rule of hip-hop is probably keep it real. And that can mean a lot of different things, but that's certainly important in reporting and storytelling.

I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.

We are really the conveyors of truth in a very critical time and people need to know that truth.

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

Truth is the best defense.

Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.

Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.

If there's anything that's important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility.

What a word is truth. Slippery, tricky, unreliable. I tried in these books to tell the truth.

Not to be weirdly glib, but as a reporter, you should be honest all the time.

But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts.

I don't want to lie to my subscribers, so I'm really honest about my reviews and stuff.

The truth is overrated.

First and foremost, you want to be truthful as a storyteller.

Certainly today we are incredibly tolerant of untruth.

… he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him.

Truth is a standard both of itself and of falsity.

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well.

My job is to tell the truth about what's happening as best I can.

I don't give false claims any due.

Columnists must make sure that when they describe an event, they are being accurate in their description. When they quote someone, they are required to do so accurately. Errors that are made must be corrected openly and quickly.

We cannot afford to have lies in music.

Authenticity matters; and, most importantly, the truth matters.