Honesty Quote by Daphne Athas

“People can live with only so much honesty. And sometimes, people can surprise you.”

— Libba Bray

“If you can create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn't matter a damn how you write.”

— Somerset Maughn

“Writing is harmless, and it keeps me in dinners and out of trouble.”

— Paul Bowles

“Writing is like knowing the beauty you possess inward; the possibilities are endless.”

— Annette Whitaker-Moss

“Writing turns you into somebody who's always wrong. The illusion that you may get it right someday is the perversity that draws you on.”

— Philip Roth

“Honesty is vulnerability. Sadly, not everyone can handle someone’s honesty. However, lying allows people to be comfortable.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“Sometimes the rules of writing get in the way of a good story told.”

— Jason E. Hodges

“Now there's some honest writing!”

— Elizabeth Berg

“Don't fool yourself. Talking about writing is not the same as actually doing it.”

— Christy Hall

“My honesty now is merely a long-term investment in my own plausibility. Because there may come a day when I really need to lie,…

— Jo Nesbø

“Honesty is not the best policy in life. Only, perhaps, in art.”

— Salman Rushdie

“I've discovered that sometimes writing badly can eventually lead to something better. Not writing at all leads to nothing.”

— Anna Quindlen