"I have often been charged with falsehood and hypocrisy, yet there lives not the man who would more gladly than I speak truthfully and lay bare his heart; but as I have not one idea, one feeling in com..."
- Théophile Gautier
"We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action."
- Sarojini Naidu
"Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain. The pain may be pain to other people or pain to one's self — it makes little difference; for when the strenuous mood is on ..."
- William James
"And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too."
- Khaled Hosseini
"I saw that he was looking anxious.'I thought you weren't coming.' As he spoke, he grasped my hand. And if the sight of him had not quite restored the magic, the touch of him most certainly did. 'You'r..."
- Jennifer Paynter