Quotes about Authenticity

We must not tamper with the organic motion of the soul.

Do not say things. What you are stands over you the while and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.

The greatest homage we can pay truth is to use it.

What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.

You must pay for conformity. All goes well as long as you run with conformists. But you, who are honest men in other particulars, know that there is alive somewhere a man whose honesty reaches to this point also, that he shall not kneel to false gods, and, on the day when you meet him, you sink into the class of counterfeits.

For a novelist, being 'too emotional' is often a good thing. The only thing you have to sell is your emotional experiences.

Truth by definition excludes.

When people show you who they are, believe them. I carry that with me a lot. It has served me well.

I know it sounds crazy, but as soon as Christians start telling non-Christians how to live their lives, we've lost the Christian faith.

I'm not a character like Rapunzel or Cinderella; my story looks like any other.

It's like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic self is going to follow you all through life, so make sure that it's solid so it's something that you can hold on and be proud of for the rest of your life.

To be pure in heart is to take no delight in cunning, but converse sincerely with men, and express nothing, by word or look, which is not felt in the heart.