“How dreadful the knowledge of the truth can be When there’s no help in truth.”

“How terrible-- to see the truth when the truth is only pain to him who sees!”

“How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!”

“Truly, to tell lies is not honorable;but when the truth entails tremendous ruin,to speak dishonorably is pardonable.”

“The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength”

“To me so deep a silence portends some dread event; a clamorous sorrow wastes itself in sound.”

“ISMENE: How can I live alone, without her?CREON: Her? Don't even mention her-- she no longer exists.ISMENE: What? You'd kill your own son's bride?CREON: Absolutely: there are other fields for him to plow.”