Quotes About Authenticity

If it looks like computer graphics, it is not good computer graphics.

Do we throw off the false 'cloak' at a party, or do we merely put on an untruthful yellow dress?

I don't need to hang out in a posse and try to act cool.

I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous.

Lucy wondered where she might be at that exact moment if she hadn't spent so much time trying to be the right version of herself for those around her.

I love eating chicken with my bare hands. It makes me want to snarl at people, even more than usual.

The truth isn't always beautiful, and it's almost never kind. The truth just is.

It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless of course you are an exceptionally good liar.

stories aren't ideas. They're not concepts or definitions. They're experience.

I mean, whatever kills you kills you, and your death is authentic no matter how you die.

As the music began for the last song, tears swelled in Hannah's eyes. She dared to take a quick glance at Jake only to find tears streaking on his face too. Then he turned to her and smiled. And he wasn't a dream at all. He was very real.

Many art-worlders have an if-you-say-so approach to art: Everyone is so scared of missing out on the next hot artist that it's never clear whether people are liking work because they like it or because other people do. Everyone is keeping up with the Joneses, and there are more Joneses than ever.

I've compiled a book from the Internet. It's a book of quotations attributed to the wrong people.

The whole object of comedy is to be yourself and the closer you get to that, the funnier you will be.

Every name is real. That's the nature of names.

Half the reason I turned into a writer is you didn't have to show up anywhere. You could work naked.

There's two kinds of people, kid: the kind who pretend they are, and the kind who pretend they aren't. Take my advice and don't be neither.

We can't live together," I remember screeching. "We're married. It's too corny!

Her skin felt smooth and firm. Her hair smelled faintly of motor oil. Her mouth tasted like coffee. She was absolutely real, and it was the sexiest combination on the planet.

Entonoces comprendí que no me amaba, deseaba solamente mi cuerpo, yo sé que él también lo sabía, aunque trataba de engañarse y me dijera que me amaba, pero al decir eso mentía, porque solamente deseaba mi cuerpo, deseaba el amor, pero no sabía amarme, lo único verdadero en él era el deseo insaciable

Dopóki cz?owiek nie musi siebie sprawdzi? w czynie, mo?e si? oszukiwa? bez ?adnych ogranicze?.

Lovers are not snails; they don't have to protrude from their shells and meet each other halfway. Meet me within your own self.

Our language has lost its ability to convey the spontaneous.

It is much better for us and our children when we aim to be ourselves rather than try to "do the right thing". Parents who are authentic are better parents than those who try to be theoretical parents. Parents who make mistakes and take responsibility for their mistakes are better parents than those who try to be perfect. Parents who strive for perfection will always make their children feel like failures and children who feel like failures often end up failing.