Quotes About Sincerity

He had wished me well in finding my own fate to follow, and I never doubted his sincerity. But it had taken me years to accept that his absence in my life was a deliberate finality, an act he had chosen, a thing completed even as some part of my soul still dangled, waiting for his return. That, I think, is the shock of any relationship ending. It is realizing that what is still an ongoing relationship to someone is, for the other person, something finished and done with.

Do you begrudge me that I am who I truly am? Should I pretend otherwise for the sake of pleasing you? If I did, it would be a lie. Would you rather love a lie than know me as I truly am?

Here we do not believe in wasting time simply for the purpose of impressing others.

It is my way, to speak directly. I do not mean to give offense by it. It has always seemed to me that honest words leave the least room for misunderstanding.

When you cut pieces from the truth to avoid sounding like a fool, you end up sounding like a moron instead

Sistine, I sincerely wish to fuck you.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. —Henry David Thoreau

His smile was constant, which was a signal—you only smile when something makes you smile. If you smile all the time, you're hiding something.

Lisa Scottoline

While Birdie was a guest in their home, the Crosses would find her irresistibly charming, impeccably well mannered, and delightfully funny. But when they were out of earshot once again, Birdie would tell Kate in unsparing detail what she really thought. Birdie Burke took merciless measure.

it's the good and open hearted people, those with the most to give, who are the most vulnerable. Because they think everyone is honest as they are.

The truth was no way to make a good first impression.

True allegiance is only given willingly.

If you want truth, you should begin by giving it.

She has given you something of value: the truth in her heart.

Loving you, Tess," he promised. "With everything I have. With all I am, I love you.

If they knew Patsy at all they'd know she could not stand fakes. She was a good judge of people. She knew who was real and who wasn't. If they weren't real, they weren't getting a minute of Patsy's time.

Pretty quick I learned that the fans don't give a shit about controversy, they just want real. I give 'em real.

I hope reading this book made you feel a little closer to her, kind of like she was your friend, too. When you listen to her music, I hope you feel that same closeness, as if she is singing just for you. The truth is, she was.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. You've got to make a sincere attempt to have the right goals to begin with, then go after them with appropriate effort, and remember that you can't really achieve anything great without the help of others.

At the root of innumerable wrongs in our civilization is the discrepancy between word, creed and deed. It is the weakness of churches, states, parties, and persons. It gives men and institutions split personalities.

I've written all these stories without any pornography, without any obscenity. I grew up among sailors and miners and lumberjacks and the roughest kind men in the world, but I never found it necessary to use all that in the stories. I can make them real without that. I think much of that kind of writing is a coverup for lack of real skill.

I have nothing to give but my heart so full and these empty hands. They're not empty now.

I do like men who come out frankly and own that they are not gods.