#honesty

Like the he-man movie stars who turn out to be queer . . . or the silent-film actors whose voices sound terrible recorded--the audience only wants a limited amount of honesty. [ellipses original] ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#audiences #honesty #snuff #tv #movies

[T]he infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#cruelty #dishonesty #double-standards #hell #morality

Am I glowing?" "Like a Christmas tree." "Not just the star?" The bed moved a little, and I felt his hand brush my arm. "No. You're super bright. It's kind of like looking at the sun. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#daemon #honesty #katy #sweet-moment #christmas

Anything is better than lies and deceit! ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#honesty #lies #lying #lie

The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones. ↗

— Cheryl Hughes

#honesty #integrity #lying #trust #cheating

In simplicity there is truth. ↗

— River Phoenix

#simplicity #truth #simplicity

Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable. ↗

— Albert Camus

#existentialism #honesty #seeking #truth #desire

Do not consider me now as an elegant female intending to plague you, but as a rational creature speaking the truth from her heart. ↗

— Jane Austen

#pride

Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths. ↗

— Criss Jami

#concealment #confusion #contemplation #dishonesty #hardcore

Never do anything that you can't admit doing, because if you are that ashamed of whatever it is, it's probably wrong. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#honesty #integrity #morality #truth #morals