Augusten Burroughs Quotes

I think Raymond is very honest about human relationships.

Be real. Make connections with people. Look them in the eye. Tell them how you feel. Don't be afraid to say what you mean. When you let go of the stuff you hold inside, you'll be amazed at what comes back to you.

Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.

When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.

Well, it's really important to be honest with the person that you're seeing.

Once you lose the honesty in a relationship, I mean, I think you don't have a relationship at all.

Speech was made to open man to man, and not to hide him.

Life is short. People are not easy to know. They're not easy to know, so if you don't tell them how you feel, you're not going to get anywhere, I feel.

Honesty and vulnerability endear us to people; they don't endanger us in our relationship.

Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.

Honesty is the only way with anyone, when you'll be so close as to be living inside each other's skins.

I take friendship very seriously.

Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish.

My best advice would be that you have to be vulnerable with each other. Like, everyone says you have to be honest, you have to communicate; like, yes, of course, but you gotta be willing to be vulnerable.

In any solid, good relationship, it takes a while to trust someone.

If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.

Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?

I've found that if I say what I'm really thinking and feeling, people are more likely to say what they really think and feel. The conversation becomes a real conversation.

Honesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it.

My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.

When you really need help, people will respond. Sincerity means dropping the image facade and showing a willingness to be vulnerable. Tell it the way it is, lumps and all. Don't worry if your presentation isn't perfect; ask from your heart. Keep it simple, and people will open up to you.

Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.

Even if you know that what you'll say will hurt a woman's feelings, I've learned that it's better to be truthful with her than it is to cover up. Ultimate honesty is what a relationship is really about.

A relationship is based on communication.

I'm constantly astounded by the way people talk so openly to someone they don't know. They clarify in their own minds what is important to them, discover another person has similar problems, and create trust and even a friendship.