Quotes About Honesty

I can't look in the mirror and look at fake things. I just can't. I'd rather age.

There are some strange unrecognized forms of prostitution with which prostitution itself is an honest trade: at least you get something for your money.

Iemand toelaten in je leven betekent hem of haar permissie geven je te kwetsen, wat onherroepelijk zal gebeuren. Hij zal jou kwetsen, jij zal hem kwetsen. Hij zal jou teleurstellen, jij zal hem teleurstellen.

I've had more than one person tell me how courageous and strong I am, how brave and cutting-edge. I'm not any of those things. I'm just another person living my life and trying to make my way in the world, a person who has found out that love is complicated and life is difficult, but that companionship is worth all the king's ransom.

not answering. His eyes darkened. "I don't

and unfortunately most women did not seem to have the same urges. Or if they did, they wouldn't admit it. They probably didn't, anyway. But if they did they wouldn't admit it.

If a man doesn't kiss you, he doesn't want to kiss you. If a man doesn't kiss you on the mouth, he doesn't find you attractive. A fist bump is not a kiss. An ass pat is not a kiss. Don't trust a man who keeps your kisses a secret.

I always market research my books before I hand them in by showing them to five or six close friends who I trust to be honest with me, so they are very heavily re-written already.

Men don't need linguistic talent; they just need courage and words.

pact of silence".

I like the candor of dogs. They're always honest about what they're feeling.

It's better to have no secrets. Lies are always harder to manage than the truth.

Just because I'm painfully honest does not mean I'm right.

I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.

By seeing ourselves honestly, we have the capacity to understand others more deeply.

There is no perfect way to make a demand on power. There is no way to do feminism which will protect you from being attacked. You have to be honest with yourself: am I really being unreasonable? Or is the problem with the rest of the world? If it is the latter, then don't be derailed.

Honoring delicacy over full disclosure only comes back to haunt you in the end.

But also . . . I have plenty of people around me to talk to, and no one to be honest with.

Sometimes I do what I say I'm going to do, but more often I don't. It's a failing. The least of my failings, and the only one I feel up to admitting at the moment.

Were those exact words said: 'I no longer love you'?" "No." "No. Hardly anybody ever says it like that, do they? They simply become unkind.

My head got so heavy, it sank down into my chest. So say whatever it is you think you've got to say, St. John. That you're not in love with me. That you need to be alone. Say it. I'm not going to like it, no, I won't like it at all. But I'll be all right.

I have plenty of people around me to talk to, and no one to be honest with

I told Cambridge that I'd read it and now I've got to make it true.

I was always a little disturbed by him because I'd never heard him tell a lie. That was horrifying to me, like living in a house with every door and window wide open all day long.