“Get real. Be honest with yourself. Look at a picture of yourself from when you were a small child. You were and still are a precious, darling of the universe. You are a unique gem with immense value and worth. Start digging for it!”— Linda DiBella, yourtango.com
“The worst thing you could do while having sex for the first time is not speak your mind. Even if your partner is more experienced than you, if there is something that you do not like, let them know. While if there is something you are open to experimenting with, let them know that too. In short, don…”— Nooriyah Merchant, thebrunettediaries.com
“If you want to tell your partner you’re a virgin, it’s best to clear the air in the beginning. Who knows… maybe he’s a virgin as well! And if he has a problem with you being a virgin, then he’s not worth losing it to.”— Katie Szymanski, hercampus.com
“You want to know how two chemicals interact, do you ask them? No, they're going to lie through their lying little teeth. Throw them in a beaker and apply heat.”— Matt Witten, Peter Blake, Dr. Gregory House, Hugh Laurie, amazon.com
“It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what.”— David Shore, Dr. Gregory House, Hugh Laurie, amazon.com
“The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that, isn’t it? The most important th…”— Stephen King, amazon.com
“Being honest doesn't mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.com
“He knows how to express his feelings directly. Mr. Boyfriend Material will not manipulate you with silence, or criticize or judge you. When he has a need, or feels like he must discuss something pertaining to your relationship, he doesn't hesitate to bring it up.”— Marni Battista, yourtango.com
“Finally, in a low whisper, he said, ‘I think I might be a terrible person.’ For a split second I believed him - I thought he was about to confess a crime, maybe a murder. Then I realized that we all think we might be terrible people. But we only reveal this before asking someone to love us. It is a…”— Miranda July, amazon.com
“Why you were failing on autopilot, is that you were conflicted and dishonest. You didn’t know who you were. You were coasting, attracting a mixed bag of men into your life that netted you mixed results. Be honest and declare what you want. Why is it so hard for typical women to admit that they want…”— G.L. Lambert, amazon.com
“Personally… I don’t give a shit about all that, because you know what, I can’t learn anything from you, I can’t read in some fuckin’ book. Unless you want to talk about you, who you are. Then I’m fascinated. I’m in. But you don’t want to do that do you sport? You’re terrified of what you might say.…”— Robin Williams, amazon.com
“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“We love seeing raw truth and openness in other people, but we're afraid to let them see it in us. We're afraid that our truth isn't enough - that what we have to offer isn't enough without the bells and whistles, without editing, and impressing.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“You can only really grow when you start being honest with yourself about who you are in the first place.”— Ryan O’Connell, amazon.com
“I think a lot about trying to meet the moment as honestly as possible, because I don't pretend to have any answers. In fact, I have infinitely more questions than answers.”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, gq.com
“Don't sext something you'd never actually say in real life. Be yourself.”— Ariel Nagi, cosmopolitan.com
“Always text something that you really plan on doing, so there is follow through. Be imaginative, but don’t make it an utter fantasy or an empty promise”— Tiffany Grace Reyes, lovepanky.com
“We spend so much effort trying to keep parts of our lives hidden, even from our closest friends, that in those rare times when we do open up, it's amazing how minor those secrets all end up being.”— Chris Harris, Ted Mosby, Josh Radnor, imdb.com