Quotes About Honesty

Be honest and don't pretend you're not falling truly, madly, and deeply for this guy. Denial will get you in trouble.

Not everything needs to be said at once. Sharing truth is not the kind of gift that comes in wrapping paper—ripped open once and, there, you're done. No, this is a gift that must be unfolded. It is enough to start the telling. It's enough to have the beginning and feel like it's a beginning.

The truth isn't laughable And the trust isn't funny at all.

i want to say to her: i just want to be myself. and i want to be with someone who's just himself. that's all. i want to see through all the performance and all the pretending and get right to the truth.

What do I know about love? Not much - that's the safe answer.

who the hell wants to be the one to tell a kid that santa claus isn't real. it's the truth, right? but you're still a jerk for saying it.

me: you know what sucks about love? o.w.g.: what? me: that it's so tied to truth.

I want to take back at least half the "I love you"s, because it feels safer that way.

I have never told anyone the truth. I have never come close.

The funny thin is, you say it like it's so unusual that you've only done it once. But I bet a whole lot of people go through their lives without ever telling the truth, not really. And they wake up in the same body and the same life every singe morning.

It's so much easier when we're talking about things that are real.

The truth feels different from other things. The closest you can come to describing it is that it feels like taking a perfect breath.

The truth doesn't have to advertise itself. All the truth needs to be is true.

The truth. Really the Truth.

We often believe the truest measure of a relationship is the ability to lay ourselves bare. But there's something to be said for parading your plumage as well, finding truth as much in the silly as the severe.

I never said a bad word about him. The whole time the two of your were together. Not one bad thing.

maura: is there anything you want to tell me? me: yeah. I want to tell you that my third nipple is lactating and my butt cheeks are threatening to unionize. what do you think I should do about it? maura: I feel you're not telling me something.

Invoking the moral high ground somehow makes you lose it. Using a secret as a weapon makes you almost as bad as the transgressor.

I know our nakedness means something. I know our nakedness is as much a form of trust as it a form of craving. This is what we look like when we are completely open to each other. This is where we go when we no longer want to hide.

truth is, thinking about depression depresses the shit out of me.

Yeah, but the truth isn't very helpful if people don't believe it.

I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt. - A

Are you going to be someone who takes charge of her feelings and her actions, even if the outcome might hurt, or someone who lets herself be unhappy simply because she won't ask for what she wants?

Coming out is a lifelong process, Ms. MacTraugh continued. Each time we meet someone new or move to a different setting, we're challenged to reveal who we are. It's not always easy. But no matter how difficult, it's something I've never regretted. So few things in life truly matter. Chief among them are being true to yourself, and being honest with others... As I said, only you can determine what's the right decision.