Strange Affinities redux

"Rumors are not interested in the unsensational story, rumors don't care what's true."--John Irving

The full quote:

"Don’t forget this, too: Rumors are not interested in the unsensational story; rumors don't care what's true."--John Irving, In One Person (2012)

Artists, like soldiers and doctors, get it right, too. More gossip, guess the source. So, do not forget this, too:

I do not want leaders in my life who pretend to be caring, but who won’t defend m…