“The root of honesty is an honest intention, the distinct and deliberate purpose to be true, to handle facts as they are, and not as we wish them to be. Facts lend themselves to manipulation. Many a butcher's hand is worth more than its weight in gold. What we want things to be, we come to see them to be; and the tailor pulls the coat and the truth into a perfect fit from his point of view.” WantFactsHandsPurposeWishPerfectViewsHonestHonestyFitRootsGoldWeightIntentionPoint Of ViewHandleBeing TrueManipulationCoatsDeliberateButchersTailorsPerfect Fit Author:Maltbie Davenport Babcock
“To be honest, after all the crap that happened with 'Summer Heights High,' I was like, 'I'm not going to write anything controversial or edgy ever again; I just can't handle the blame.'” WritingHappenedHonestSummerBlameHandleBeing HonestHeightCrapControversialEdgy Author:Chris Lilley
“It was mainly to do with Helen Hunt, to be honest. That's what drew my attention to it. I was interested in the fact that she was going to be directing. I'd never met her but she projects a degree of intelligence and it was convincing t me that she'd be able to handle this sort of material very well.” WellsFactsAbleAttentionHonestMaterialsMetsDegreesProjectsHandleBeing HonestHuntsConvincingHelen Author:Colin Firth
“The tougher the form the easier it is for me to handle the poem, because the form gives permission to be very gut honest about feelings.” GivingFeelingsFormHonestEasierHandleGutsPermission Author:Maxine Kumin