I have a new favorite quote.
My favorite quote used to be one from Marcus Aurelius: "The object in life is not to be with the majority, but to avoid finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
My new favorite is this: "Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid."
The second quote is from a documentary about the Chernobyl disaster, and is attributed to a Russian scientist named Valery Legasov. The scientist is real but the quote is probably fictional.
No matter. It expresses something important. Lies (especially the lies you tell yourself) alienate you from reality, and sooner or later that's going to come back around and bite you on the ass.
Next time I post some kind of damned fact or damned thought, and it makes you angry, remember that I live my life by these quotes.
I'd prefer the Marcus Aurelius quote on my tombstone, I think. My new favorite might create a misleading impression about my character.