Quotes About Clarity

Still, as much as he hated to do it, he had to give her an out. When they entered the house, he brought her to a halt with a question. "I need to know for sure. Is this what you want?" "Chase." Alex's shock at his question was more than evident. Jasmine shook her head. "No worries. This is something I didn't know I wanted, but now we're here and I'm more than willing.

A simple yes or no will suffice.

And above all, if the guy you're dating doesn't seem to be completely into you, or you feel the need to start "figuring him out," please consider the glorious thought that he might just not be that into you. And then free yourself to go find the one that is.

It's not the end of the world, but you can definitely see it from there.

I would have thought even you could understand such a simple sentence, Father. Shall I repeat it in Latin for you?

There are no shadows in which deceptions can be born, no dance of appearances:

There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.

I could have run after him. I could have asked politely for some clarification. But I didn't I knew what I preferred, and that was—I didn't want to know. Rather, I wanted to believe.

It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.

He that uses his words loosely and unsteadily will either not be minded or not understood.

Neither the inveterateness of the mischief, nor the prevalency of the fashion, shall be any excuse for those who will not take care about the meaning of their own words, and will not suffer the insignificancy of their expressions to be inquired into.

Knowledge is grateful to the understanding, as light to the eyes.

What is a logical mind?... It is the antiseptic which destroys the bacilli of unreason whereby true happiness is vivified.

The old know what they want the young are sad and bewildered.

The best things in life are simple. Simple things work. They don't foul up. It's the complicated things that get twisted around on you.

It is far better to know the painful truth than to live with a kindly falsehood.

Let us talk about oxymoron, common sense, for instance.

Check your assumptions. In fact, check your assumptions at the door.

Surely only correct understanding could lead to correct action.

I've described my usual writing process as scrambling from peak to peak on inspiration through foggy valleys of despised logic. Inspiration is better when you can get it.

You can say a lot in a little time, if you stick to words of one syllable.

It's a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you didn't even know you were aiming for.

I've described my usual writing process as scrambling from peak to peak on inspiration through foggy valleys of despised logic.

I try to cry, and can't, but even with dry eyes it's all so confusing.