John Morton Quotes

The key to intimacy is the commitment to honesty and to the radical forgiveness necessary in order for honesty to be safe.

That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.

People become trustworthy when they are trusted.

I have a thing about honesty; I think it's crucial to a relationship. Otherwise, one person holds all the power. It's healthy to be straightforward, and it turns out you can wind up weathering a lot. Knowing that everything is on the table - what you see is what you get - lends a sense of safety.

You don't get that many people in your life that you can just tell anything to.

I tend to be a person who starts with the presumption that I should trust you until you abuse the privilege, and then our relationship is forever changed. That's a very big line, and chances are it's not going to work if it's crossed. I warn people that this is how I'm going to deal with it.

I believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides.

I have to be in a relationship where I can say what I feel even if it's wrong - so we can work through it.

Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are.

It's important to air your concerns and fears with someone you trust. When you're honest about how you can change and grow, and where your weaknesses are, then you open the door for improvement and change.

When you come to see a picture of mine, I want you to know that I'm not going to do anything that will make you uncomfortable. I want you to know that you won't be disappointed in me.

We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each other’s honesty.

The more you trust, the more you create trust..

It's weird. You find a safe place in someone who you feel like maybe they can't judge you because they don't know you.

Trust implies that both parties participate in the relationship with both 'gives' and 'gets.'

I have no plans to go public if I get into a relationship. I will do my best to safeguard the privacy of the person I love and respect her feelings.

You can have levels of trust, and you can question trust, but it shouldn't be something that's absent. I think, for any sort of relationship, there has to be levels of that.

What you want to do is put people in a position where they feel connected enough to you that they're willing to collaborate with you; they're willing to show you the things that they were scared to tell you about before.

It's not easy to learn to trust someone and let someone trust you.

If you want me to be honest, be honest with me.

I wouldn't want to be in a relationship where I'm not even free to be myself.

I try not to do it in a way that is hurtful, but I always tell him the truth, and he tells me the same thing. I trust him the most, and I know he trusts me the most.

Remember, intimacy increases with honesty. Share less to keep people away and more to draw them closer.

You have to be around people you trust; otherwise you can't do anything - you're afraid, you're paranoid, and you can't do any work.

I think it's good to surround yourself with people you care about and that care about you, and you all trust each other, and then you don't have to worry about problems and shitty stuff happening.