History Quotes / AwfulTruth

And all joy within you dies''

-->--''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/anne Anne]]

-->--''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dystopia Dystopia]]

->'''Man:''' Hey AI, I bet you can't tell me why ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' apeals to people so much.
'''AI:''' umans desire uncomplex nurturing relationships. The novel in question centers around an orphan with no family attachments and no psychological damage from that loss.\\

-->-- ''Series/DarkMatter'', [[FirstEpisodeTwist "Episode 1"]]

->'''The Android''': Marcus Boone ''(mugshot of Three)'' - Murder, Assault, Kidnapping, Piracy. Griffin Jones ''(mugshot of Six)'' - Murder, Assault, Smuggling. Jace Corso ''(mugshot of One)'' - Murder, Assault, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Theft. Ryo Tetsudo ''(security camera footage of Four)'' - Murder, Assault, Piracy. Portia Lin ''(security camera footage of Two)'' - Murder, Assault, Arson, Theft, Piracy.

->'''The Android''': Marcus Boone (mugshot of Three) - Murder, Assault, Kidnapping, Piracy. Griffin Jones (mugshot of Six) - Murder, Assault, Smuggling. Jace Corso (mugshot of One) - Murder, Assault, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Theft. Ryo Tetsudo (security camera footage of Four) - Murder, Assault, Piracy. Portia Lin (security camera footage of Two) - Murder, Assault, Arson, Theft, Piracy.

->'''One''': No! That's impossible! That can't be right. Can it?

->If into the security recordings you go, [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil only pain will you find...]]

->It's a dream, Oswin. You dreamed it for yourself because the truth was too terrible. Because you are a ''Dalek''.

->And I lift my glass to the awful truth\\

Except to say it isn't worth a dime.

->You're trying to understand. I told you your brother had been killed. And yet, here he stands, in the very shadow of the man you came here to destroy. You came here to avenge his death. You came here to save mankind. And you see now, you cannot do both.
-->-- '''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Light]]''', ''[[Music/TheProtomen The Stand (Man or Machine)]]''

->I am confident that if anyone actually penetrates our facades, even the most perceptive would still be fundamentally unprepared for the truth of House Dimir.

->Indeed you may well ask your questions, but know you now that the truth may be the millstone that weighs down your soul from this day until your last. I speak from experience, for although my body yet moves, I know that my soul is leeching away. From where to where I cannot say, all I know is that it is no longer truly my own, and it is because of the knowledge I now hold. Do you still wish to read on?\\

You are just as damned as I.

->Ask not the [[SpaceElves Eldar]] a question, for they will give you three answers, all of which are true and terrifying to know.

->Why do you fear to even glimpse the truth?

->[=DeWitt=], I'm a fool. I've sent mighty armies to stop you. I rained fire on you from above. I did all that to keep you from [[LivingMacGuffin her]], when all I needed was to tell her the truth.

->If you have the determination to fight... one day [[QuestForIdentity you will know who you really are]]... but regret... that you didn't die ignorant!

->What I'm about to tell you, you might not want to know. Even so, you absolutely must hear it. [...] Given who you are and how you've lived, what I have to say may tear at your hearts...

->Dammit... It hurts to face yourself... I knew it wasn't lying... But I was so ashamed I didn't want to admit it...

->I looked for the truth. Found it. Didn't like it. Wish to hell I could forget it.

->I've been researching humans to see if I can find out any info about their SOULS. I ended up snooping around the castle and found these weird tapes. I don't feel like Asgore's watched them. I don't think he should.

->See? Discovering the truth doesn't necessarily lead to a sense of hope. Truth can be full of despair, too! Like right fuckin' now!

->As I said, Wright. The truth isn't always... pretty...

->Today a young man [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs on acid]] realised that all matter is just energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves.

->The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.

->'''Tony Stark:'''Did you know?\\
'''Steve Rogers:'''I didn't know it was him.\\

'''Steve Rogers:'''Yes.

->'''Tony Stark:'''Did you know?
'''Steve Rogers:'''I didn't know it was him.
'''Tony Stark:''' Don't bullshit me, Rogers. Did you know!?

->''"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."''
-->-- Many an activist, phrase first popularised by Joe Klaas

->'''Katara:''' Are you saying I'm a liar?\\
'''Sokka:''' I'm saying you're an optimist. Same thing basically.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''

->''"[=DeWitt=], I'm a fool. I've sent mighty armies to stop you. I rained fire on you from above. I did all that to keep you from [[LivingMacGuffin her]], when all I needed was to tell her the truth."''
-->-- '''Father Comstock''', ''Videogame/BioShockInfinite''

->'''Makoto:''' Oh, one more thing! You know the thing that kept me alive inside the Boundary and helped me get back here? What was it, anyway?\\
'''Rachel:''' Do you really wish to know?\\
'''Makoto:''' Uh, yeah!\\
'''Rachel:''' If you would know the truth, then take a look inside of that casket. I must warn you, though - I daresay you will not like what you see.\\
[''Makoto opens the first casket... and, [[ThisCannotBe justifiably horrified]], opens three more'']\\
'''Makoto:''' ! Oh my god... no...!\\
'''Rachel:''' This is the reason you were flung into that other world... and the reason you were able to remember what was real. [[ThePowerOfFriendship You care dearly for Noel Vermillion]], but the girl you know as Noel was [[CloningBlues preceded by these]]. Failed observers, all of them, crafted by [[MadScientist Relius Clover]]. They were all Prime Field Devices, but none of them became Noel...\\
'''Makoto:''' Then these girls... they're all...\\
'''Rachel:''' Dolls, yes. Created by human hands... [[TomatoInTheMirror just like you beastkin]].
-->-- ''Slight Hope'' true ending, ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift EXTEND''

->'''Izanami:''' The world... "God" rejects your dream. This world... Is a mirror that reflects this girl's "dream".\\
'''Ragna:''' A mirror that reflects her dream...\\
'''Izanami:''' Indeed. As long as the original does not vanish, [[StatusQuoIsGod the world will continue to reflect her dream]]… God's dream, the "[[TitleDrop Central Fiction]]" that can never be awoken from. ...Fall into the darkness of truth, Ragna the Bloodedge!
-->-- ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction'', ACT 2

->''"It's a dream, Oswin. You dreamed it for yourself because the truth was too terrible. Because you are a ''Dalek''."''

->''"YOU CAN'T '''HANDLE''' THE TRUTH!"''
-->-- '''Jessep''', ''Film/AFewGoodMen''

->''"Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is just energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves."''
-->-- '''Creator/BillHicks'''

->''"Dammit... It hurts to face yourself... I knew it wasn't lying... But I was so ashamed I didn't want to admit it..."''
-->-- '''Yosuke''', accepting his true self, ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''

->''"As I said, Wright. The truth isn't always...pretty..."''
-->-- '''Miles Edgeworth''', ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies''

->''"You're trying to understand. I told you your brother had been killed. And yet, here he stands, in the very shadow of the man you came here to destroy. You came here to avenge his death. You came here to save mankind. And you see now, you cannot do both."''
-->-- '''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Light]]''', ''[[Music/TheProtomen The Stand (Man or Machine)]]''

->''"I looked for the truth. Found it. Didn't like it. Wish to hell I could forget it."''
-->-- '''Alex Mercer''', ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}''

->''"Ask not the [[SpaceElves Eldar]] a question, for they will give you three answers, all of which are true and terrifying to know."''
-->-- '''TabletopGame/{{Inquisitor}} Czevak''', ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

->''"One description given by some philosophers when asked to describe the true nature of the Imperium is that, beyond its teeming masses, uncountable worlds and incalculable might, it is best described as a vast web of secrets.\\
Secrets, and to greater extent ignorance of the truth of things, are paramount to the Imperium's very existence. Knowledge is a calcified and restricted thing. One simple reason for this restriction is that it is better that people have faith than facts, for the facts allow little room for hope and realization of the true horrors that confront humanity would only lead to destruction and utter despair."''
-->-- ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

->'''Cigarette-Smoking Man:''' You have told her the truth haven't you, Fox? I helped you find it.\\

'''Cigarette-Smoking Man:''' And now you refuse to speak it. Not to Scully, not to anyone. You've even refused to testify to what you learned--even though it would have saved your life. You damned me for ''my'' secrets, but you're afraid to speak the truth.

->''"Why do you fear to even glimpse the truth?"''
-->-- '''Petra Johanna Lagerkvist''', to the player on the Continue screen if he or she loses in ''[[VideoGame/ArcanaHeart Arcana Heart 3]]''

->''"See? Discovering the truth doesn't necessarily lead to a sense of hope. Truth can be full of despair, too! Like right fuckin' now!"''
-->-- '''The Mastermind''', ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''

->'''Nightflame:''' Peer into your soul, Supergirl, and see what you have never faced... your own evil!\\
'''Supergirl:''' Wha-? This... This thing exists within my own body! No, it can't be! Nothing as evil as all this could be part of me!\\
'''Nightflame:''' Yes, it is part of you... and of all mortals.
-->-- '''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}''', ''Comicbook/DemonSpawn''

->'''[[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara]]:''' I wish that was true, Kara, I really do, but this goes so much deeper than either of us. They framed you because the truth is insane. If people in The Garden knew...\\
'''[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]]:''' If they knew '''what'''?\\
'''Barbara:''' I... rghh... Dad was working on... a project for [[ComicBook/LexLuthor Governor Luthor]]. Something... deep in the Lexes. Top secret. An alien. Luthor wanted it... controlled. He wanted to... harness its power... Gahhhh... I don't know why. But dad... He couldn't let it happen. He hacked his ridealongs. Kept the alien off the grid. Changed her memories. Changed my memories. That was ten years ago. That's the day we became sisters.
-->-- ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage''

->''I've been researching humans to see if I can find out any info about their SOULS. I ended up snooping around the castle and found these weird tapes. I don't feel like Asgore's watched them. I don't think he should.''
-->-- '''[[spoiler: True Lab]] Entry no. 4''', ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''

->''If you have the determination to fight...one day [[QuestForIdentity you will know who you really are]]...but regret...that you didn't die ignorant!''
-->-- '''Atlas''' to '''Grey''', ''VideoGame/MegaManZX Advent''

->''I am confident that if anyone actually penetrates our facades, even the most perceptive would still be fundamentally unprepared for the truth of House Dimir.''
-->-- FlavorText on [[https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/details.aspx?multiverseid=83597 Glimpse the Unthinkable]] (attributed to the Dimir parun Szadek), ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''

->''"If into the security recordings you go, only pain will you find..."''
-->-- '''Yoda''', ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', about [[spoiler:Anakin's slaughter of the children of the Jedi Temple]].

->''And I lift my glass to the awful truth''\\
''Which you can't reveal to the ears of youth''\\
''Except to say it isn't worth a dime.''

-->-- '''Yoda''', ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''

-->-- '''The Mastermind''', ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa''

'''Izanami:''' Indeed. As long as the original does not vanish, [[StatusQuoIsGod the world will continue to reflect her dream]]… God's dream, the "[[TitleDrop Central Fiction]]" that can never be awoken from... Fall into the darkness of truth, Ragna the Bloodedge!

-->-- '''[[spoiler: True Lab]] Entry no. 4''', ''Videogame/Undertale''

-.''If you have the determination to fight...one day [[QuestForIdentity you will know who you really are]]...but regret...that you didn't die ignorant!''