Quotes About Authenticity

Truth becomes the foundation for every other life task.

I want you to always hold your head up and follow your dreams wherever they take you. Don't you ever listen to the people out to hurt you or make you cry. Listen to your heart and be better than them. No one gets ahead by hurting others. The only real peace anyone will ever have is the one that comes from within. Live your life on your own terms and make it a happy life. Always. That's what's important, Torimou. (Theo)

Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

Lips and tongues lie. But actions never do. No matter what words are spoken, actions betray the truth of everyone's heart.

I assure you, princess, if you saw the real me, you'd run for cover. (Zarek) Only if I knew you'd be waiting under that cover for me. (Astrid)

You have some severe mental problem I need to be aware of, don't you? (Shahara) Just because I eat babies for breakfast and pick my teeth with their bones doesn't mean I'm nuts. (Syn) Any other weird habits I should be aware of? (Shahara) Just my need to dance naked in the streets under the light of a full moon. (Syn)

He didn't want the respect of people who weren't worth wiping his nose on—people who weren't worth the spatout gum attached to the bottom of his worn-out shoes. The only respect he wanted was from himself and the people who really mattered in his life. The people who really loved and cared about him.

What good was owning the world when he'd have no choice except to defend himself against every person in it? Personally, he'd rather be a beggar with one true friend than a prince surrounded by two-faced assassins.' (Aiden)

you're so full of shit, you ought to be a cow manure

As the great poet wrote, 'To thine own self be true.'…What? You don't think a Skotos can be literate? I happen to love Shakespeare. Hamlet is one of my faves. (Zeth) I'm not touching that one with tongs and a gas mask. (Jericho)

I'm partial to the truth, Lo. Good, bad or indifferent. (Vane)

The bitterest truth was always better than the sweetest lie.

Excuse me? Jess asked in disbelief. This is Frozen Zarek I'm talking to, right? Not some weird pod person? He shook his head at Jess's joking. It's me, dickless. Hey, now, that's way too personal. I don't need to know that much about you.

She was plain and far from skinny or petite. As for parties...she'd rather be alone in a corner somewhere reading. She hated being nice to people she didn't like because her father wanted contributions. She hated being fake. All she wanted was to be herself.

Most of all, I like the fact that you share yourself with me. That I don't have to prove my strength to you. I don't have to hurt or be hurt to lie with you. - Vane

Don't lie! You're human! - Separated from my body. - Yes, you're about to be.

The depth and strength of our character is defined by our moral code. People only reveal themselves when they're thrown out of the usual conditions of their lives. That's when the truth of who they are is revealed...

All right, everyone. Fess up. Who just shat in their pants? C'mon. Admit it. I know I did and I'm wolf enough to own it." – Sasha

Trust me, Joe. You're not a cowboy. The only cows you ever saw as a kid came under a plastic wrap in the grocery store or in a paper wrapped from McDonald's. (Tee)

Why would I lie?" – Andy "It could be pathological." – Abigail

You don't even know me. (Adron) Yes, I do. You try to hide what you are, but I see it. It shines through your bitterness with a brightness not even you can extinguish. (Livia)

This is not my life. These are not my cobwebs. This is not the darkness I was designed for.

There's just a feeling you get from certain things you do in life that just kind of feel pure and independent of what's actually, physically, going on.

Life should be fun, and so should your clothes. It's not about sending a message. It's about feeling good about yourself and being who you are.