Authenticity Quotes

"He who dares not offend cannot be honest" "You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say." "Sometimes you say things with a smiley face when you're really saying them with a frowny face" "Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul." "And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good" "People like you to be something, preferably what they are" "The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time." "It's a tough time to be a truth teller." "The world can't tell you who you are. You've just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse." "One cannot live through a day without revealing oneself." "Love and do what you will" "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours" "The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty" "Writers aren’t people exactly. Or, if they’re any good, they’re a whole lot of people trying so hard to be one person." "Write hard and clear about what hurts" "People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think" "Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents." "Helped are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant." "I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is. I have a right to be this way... I can't apologize for that, nor can I change it, nor do I want to. " "Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others"