Emil Cioran Quotes

I always write what feels really true and honest and me.

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.

I don't think I push boundaries. I find that other people feel that way. To me, it's just about going up there and speaking the truth, whatever that is.

When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an opportunity to be incredibly naked and truthful.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

I think you have to be yourself, and you have to be real and you have to admit what you don't know, and talk about what you do know, and talk about what you don't know as long as you say you don't know it.

I can say whatever it is that I feel.

I'm not afraid to be bluntly honest in my songs, even if it means I'm discovering things about myself that I'd rather not.

For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught. To say the things he truly feels, and not the words of one who kneels.

The art of life is to show your hand.

I have faced up to what I am.

There's something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more we succeed in explaining what we know.

I'm giving all that I have in this life. I'm opening up my notebook, and I'm saying everything in there out loud.

I feel as though there are things that I'm trying to do - you know, capturing truthfully some aspect of human experience - and I'm trying really hard not to be fake. And in writing, as in life, it's harder than you think.

Honesty, vulnerability, pain - these are things that always supersede the trends of the day.

I think the best writing is full of honesty and conviction. A lot of people are afraid to reveal much of themselves.

From a place of truth, I think artists or actors have to be real with what they're doing.

One should say what he/she feels.

I want people to... not be afraid of their truth.

I have always said what is in my heart.

I don't really know any other way than to be vulnerable or just be myself.

Please understand that I make music to express myself, and if you know anything about me, you know that I'm nothing but honest.

I hope being honest about my experiences and contextualizing them empowers young women to step into their truths, tell their own stories, and live visibly.

What I say is how I feel.