Truth Telling In Relationships Quotes

“The truth is we don't know the truth. We just live and learn how to tell the truth because we were born liars.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

“And so it was said "tell me your lies and I will help you keep them"
And by wisdom attained it was realized that this was not the way.
And so it was said "tell me your lies and I will help you heal them in truth without repercussion or judgement; in understanding, compassion and
forgiveness.”
― L.J. Vanier

“How do you know which friends are real?' I ask.
'They love you; they tell you the truth,' he whispers in my ear.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“I envy her ability to tell the entire world what she feels. One day, I'll find a way, too.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“...But then I decided to dive a little deeper and said, "I wish I would've learned earlier on to be myself and express what mattered to me and how I actually felt about things." I didn't really know how to do that. I'd grown up hiding my feelings because there wasn't room for them while I lived with Suzanne [mom]. My goal at all times was to try and keep everything as calm as possible. I lived in a constant state of "Don't anger it." ...I hadn't meant to bring those things into my marriage, but the people pleaser in me had been forged by my first eighteen years. It turns out that wasn't just something that living on my own or being married could fix. It took me many years to figure it out that it was okay to voice discontentment or disagree with someone I loved.”
― Melanie Shankle, Here Be Dragons: Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and Generational Trauma