Quotes About Directness

I was so free with him as not to mince the matter.

I will employ the gentle, vague expression "I'm not crazy about that on you," which should mean to you, "Holy shit, take that off, that looks terrible!" I owe it to you to give feedback like a cattle prod: painful but quick.

I am, I fear, Inclined to be unfashionably sincere.   ORONTE

The truth is not meant to be balanced or filtered out. You are only allowed to deliver it the way it is.

Speaking straight felt different. She found she liked it.

I would far prefer to be told simply to go and die. It's straightforward. But people almost never say, "Die!" Paltry, prudent hypocrites!

He would never say something in the shadows that he cannot say directly to a person. If there is something he wants to say, he will always tell the person to their face. He was like that at the university, and he is like that now. That is why he is always losing out.

Jesus did not stand as a prophet and utter judgements; wherever He went the unerring directness of His presence located men.

I'm a simple man, Janet. I say what I mean and have no talent for games. I want to show you how I feel about you so there's no chance for misunderstanding. If you think I'm trying to romance you, you're right. I am.

I'm a simple man, Janet. I say what I mean and have no talent for games. I want to show you how I feel about you so there's no chance for misunderstanding. If you think I'm trying to romance you, you're right. I am." "Oh, Jack." She smiled, raised her glass. "It's working. Cheers.

NONE OF THIS NONSENSE, PLEASE

Be brave. Write plainly.

Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady.

if you are talking with a direct person, present your ideas in a straightforward, logical manner, but if you are speaking with an indirect person, use a more feeling-oriented, participatory style. [...] when you find yourself having to tell other women what to do, your savviest choice is often to adopt their indirect style. That's not being manipulative or weak. That's being smart.

subtlety sometimes eludes me. Why not just hit the nail on the head?