“What a mess. Truths are messy and lies are messy, and I don’t care what Da said, it’s impossible to cut a person into pielike pieces, neat and tidy.”
“Neatness, madam, has nothing to do with the truth. The truth is quite messy, like a wind blown room.”
“The way we live ought to manifest the truth of what we believe. A messy life speaks of a messy and incoherent faith.”
“There are parts of his life and personality that are extremely messy, and that's the truth”
“Everything about Wesley Ayers is messy. My three worlds are kept apart by walls and doors and locks, and yet here he is, tracking the Archive into my life like mud. I know what Da would say, I know, I know, I know. But the strange new overlap is scary and messy and welcome. I can be careful.”
“The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.”