"Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values is honesty."

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"Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values is honesty."

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"I thought that when I spilled one secret, the rest would come tumbling after, but openness is a habit you form over time, and not a switch you flip whenever you want to, I'm finding."

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"It is so unkind--' 'Perhaps. But sometimes a compulsion comes over one to speak the truth!"

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"Part of growing up was learning not to be quite that honest - learning when it was better to lie, rather than to hurt someone with the truth."

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"If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth."

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"All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor."

"My past conduct was so transparent and so honest that when my enemies spread rumours about me nobody believed them."

"Even from the point of view of coquetry, pure and simple," he had told her, "can't you see how much of your attraction you throw away when you stoop to lying?"

"I thought that when I spilled one secret, the rest would come tumbling after, but openness is a habit you form over time, and not a switch you flip whenever you want to, I'm finding."

"It is so unkind--' 'Perhaps. But sometimes a compulsion comes over one to speak the truth!"

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"It is far better to know the painful truth than to live with a kindly falsehood."

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