Anne Lamott Quotes

To tell the truth is revolutionary.

I feel like it's my responsibility and my obligation to stand up and to say that which I believe to be the truth.

It would be morally reprehensible not to tell the truth... Everything I have written has stood the test of time.

Telling the truth is always revolutionary

But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth.

I just try to be honest, because I think that's part of my job description as a writer.

I'm the voice of honesty.

Tell the truth.

Most of the people I write about I'm still in touch with, so I would be loath to make up stuff about them.

I try to tell the truth.

I feel some kind of duty to be really, really honest as a writer. The same is true of my songwriting.

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

It has always been desirable to tell the truth, but seldom if ever necessary.

Telling the truth - telling thoughtful truths - should not be a revolutionary act. Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are.

I try as much as possible not to utter a single line that I don't believe in.

As candidates and elected officials, we have an obligation to be honest.

I am an honest person.

I want people to know the truth. That's what drives me. That there is truth in the world to know, and once you know it, you have a responsibility to share it.

The thread that ties together everything I love is honesty in the intention.

Honesty is the most subversive of all disguises.

Being honest doesn't mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.

Fundamental accuracy of statement is the ONE sole morality of writing.

Truth is a risky proposition. It's the nature of mediocre human beings to believe that lies are necessary, that they serve a purpose, that truth is subversive, that candor is dangerous, that the very scaffold of communal life is supported by lies.