Frankness Quotes

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Coram me tecum eadem haec agere saepe conantem deterruit pudor quidam paene subrusticus, quae nunc exprimam absens audacious, epistola enin non erubescit.

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Being able to speak freely is the lifeblood of love.

It never occurred to that subtle, devious mind that an outward display of frankness might be more mendacious than any evasion.

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Colin McCullough

Thorn Birds

— I'm sorry, Mama, but you know me. I have to say what I think.
— Why? Nobody else does.

Dowager Countess of Grantham

Lady Rosamund Painswick

I'm pretty good at honesty,
This is causing me trouble.

The truth is hard. Sometimes it looks so wrong, you know, the color's off, the style's wrong, but I guess it... I guess it's where the good ones live.

When a guy is stoned, he can tell another guy anything that's in his heart. You know, all the messy, scary, embarrassing stuff that he would otherwise never, ever, ever tell anyone.

To follow the wind
Where it takes us
Spoken from within
To follow the wind
You will know now
That there will be no end.

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Milky Chance

Wind

Siempre supe que es mejor
Cuando hay que hablar de dos
Empezar por uno mismo.

— Can we speak frankly?
— No. Lie to me. Tell me how thrilled you are to know me. I always speak frankly. I hate people who say, «can we speak frankly?» It means they're bullshitting the rest of the time.

It is not a crime to tell the truth.

— Life is leaving my body, but my wits remain. The King loves my wife.
— What?
— Yes. The King of France wants the only possession I am unable to relinquish, my wife. But, Sire, I too love Angelique. And since I cherish my King more than my own life, existence had become too heavy a burden to bear.
— My friend.
— I pray Your Majesty will forgive me for being so brutally forthright. The only excuse is my present situation.

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Angelique Et Le Roi

Philippe du Plessis-Bellière

King of France - Louis XIV

I stayed grounded
as the amounts roll in
I'm real, I thought I told you
I really even on Oprah
That's just me
Nothin' phony, don't hate on me
What you get is what you see.

Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say... They're just being careful about who they open up to.

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Susan Gale