Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes

Am I a little rough around the edges? Do I say things that people don't like sometimes? Do I swear a lot? Yes, yes, yes. Life's hard, man.

I hate when things are sugar-coated. I'd rather have the ugliest truth than the best lie.

I never see myself as writing satire. I think I write about people as they really are, without making them better or worse.

I think brutal honesty is extremely important. Don't be afraid of being up-front about your feelings and your life.

I always said what I thought and I didn't hold anything back.

I'm probably the most honest person you'll ever meet - to a fault, like, I-will-hurt-your-feelings honest. I'm sure if I lied about anything, it would have been silly, but I haven't retained that information.

Tell it like it is.

In real life, I'm so brutally honest that it almost works against me sometimes.

When you look at my campaign, I don't go around sugarcoating things.

My mom has this thing where she doesn't sugarcoat stuff.

I'm really straightforward. I'm going to tell you how it is. I'm going to speak my mind.

You’re going to get what I think is the truth, and it’s going to be raw.

What I will say will not always please you, but what I say will always be honest and true and how I genuinely see it.

I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother.

I'll answer anything... I'm brutally honest, actually, which gets me in trouble.

I don't mind anyone asking me any questions, I've got nothing to hide. I like it to be as real as it is, that's what I call an interview.

I don't believe in putting on airs. I call it like I see it.

When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.

I have a reputation for speaking my mind. I like to think my candor and bluntness will give you the answers.

I like to say it like it is.

I always look for reality. I look for plain truthful roles.

I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Well, if I am not vulgar, neither is my book. I wrote myself. Suggestiveness is always vulgar. But truth never. My book is not even remotely suggestive. I call things by their names. That is all.

We're definitely honest with each other... if your sisters can't tell you that you look ridiculous, who can?

Kids have a weird honesty, especially in their reaction to things where a lot of older people who have matured have lost that.