Paul Celan Quotes

I want that every piece of art be honest, never mind what it is about.

The best strips are the most honest. That's just the truth of it.

There's a bit of truth in everything I do, you know.

Being honest is my job. That's what music is for me.

Lying and art are very allied. But after you lie, you get to the truth.

A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.

Everything I say comes from my heart - and it's the truth.

Art is about expressing the true nature of the human spirit in whatever way one wishes to express it. If it is honest, it is beautiful. If it is not honest, it is obvious.

When the truth changes from your speaking, you know you have told the truth.

I want to live in my truth. Tell me you don't like me, and I know it. But when you don't tell me, and you work behind my back, it's a lie, and I don't know how to fight that.

I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.

To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth.

I never lie to my fans.

Telling lies does not work in advertising.

I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere.

Listen, I will now tell you the truth and there is no other.

The authenticity thing has never been an issue for me.

Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.

It's a weird thing about the truth: It protects you. What really makes you vulnerable is when you're lying because you're going to get caught. When you tell the truth, there's a strange relief that comes.

I was telling the truth. I feel like we got that point across.

People's passion and desire for authenticity is strong.

You tell me the truth, and I am hooked for life, because the one thing that you can't find nowadays is the person who is going to be absolutely honest with you.

I don't do much lying in real life because I don't get away with it.

Nothing that I say in my music is a lie.

It's best not to appear to believe what you say but to believe what you say.