“People who say they’re 'brutally honest' are more interested in the brutality than the honesty. A person can be honest without being brutal. Sometimes honesty can hurt like hell, but we don't need to twist the knife while we're at it.”— Insufferably Intolerant Science Nerd, facebook.com
“Frequency of use of words like ‘I ’ or ‘me’ have been associated in previous studies with lack of forthrightness.”— Ephrat Livni, qz.com
“The next time someone tells you to watch your language, feel free to tell them to fuck off.”— Ephrat Livni, qz.com