“The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.” – George Orwell

“Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say; let speech harmonize with life.” – Seneca

“Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.” – George Eliot

“Don’t worry about being good…Aspire to be authentic.” – Yann Martel

“You prefer to be natural? Sometimes. But it is such a very difficult pose to keep up.” – Oscar Wilde

“What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.” – C.S. Lewis

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” – Joseph Campbell

“Only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free.” – Eckhart Tolle

“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.” – Pema Chodron