“When you’re being honest, you can never completely murder your life. Lies kill but telling the truth, well, you might just survive.”— Ryan O'Connell, mylivejournalsucks.tumblr.com
“The reality is even things that you love, that you’re hungry for and passionate about, will occasionally be things you don’t want to do.”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“For she had come to feel that it was the only thing worth saying–what one felt. Cleverness was silly. One must simply say what one felt.”— Virginia Woolf, amazon.com
“I love being transparent because when I am transparent no one can take anything away from me. I am in full possession of all my strengths and all my weaknesses. No one can point out what I haven’t already.”— Chrissy Stockton, xsssy.tumblr.com
“Nothing beats honesty. If the flirting fails, you can say to yourself, you were just being honest. It’s better than being insincere and failing.”— Lesbian News, lesbiannews.com
“There are three sides to every story: yours, theirs, and the truth somewhere in the middle.”— Sherrilyn Kenyon, amazon.com
“Be up-front and open about what you’d like to do. As shocking as this may sound, not everyone enjoys giving or receiving a rim job, so talk about it in advance.”— Ross Benes, nymag.com
“Own up to your mistakes instead of trying to lie your way out of them, it’s easier for everyone that way.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“There is no point at which you can say, 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap'.”— Carrie Fisher, imdb.com
“The older you get, the easier it is to spot the phonies. And I just think, how unpleasant for them.”— Carrie Fisher, esquire.com
“First, figure out if your ready for a situation like this and if you’re capable of leaving the emotions at the door before you enter. Be straightforward with your reasons for wanting a casual hook up instead of a relationship and relay that to the other person.”— Jessica McKinney, collegecandy.com
“If you really don’t want a relationship, you need to say that at the beginning, out loud, and face-to-face.”— Laura Jane Williams, thoughtcatalog.com
“Right from the get-go, tell your sexual partners that you’re only interested in casual sex and have no desire to be in a relationship. If applicable, make it clear that you’re dating multiple people at the same time. The more up-front you are on what you’re looking for and available for, the easier…”— Vanessa Marin, bustle.com
“I’ve got to try to let it go, and try to be myself, and focus on important things, like picking up dog poop.”— Jennifer Lawrence, nytimes.com