Originally Posted By: ott

"tell all the truth but tell it slant" means tell all the truth except the slant of the truth, or in other word, tell all the truth but don't append it with your objective, doesn't it?

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Well it could mean that if you want it to (Hi humpty dumpty!). That line is from a Dickinson poem. I'll post the whole poem and you can use it, or not, to help you in your writing in any way that makes sense to you.

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant --
Sucess in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise

As Lightning to the children eased
With explanation kind
The truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind--

Eta: I typed this out from my book. Am I violating copyright?
.... I just checked - no copyright violation.

Last edited by Avy; 07/29/10 02:17 AM.