We can say what we need to say. We can gently, but assertively, speak our mind. We do not need to be judgmental, tactless, blaming or cruel when we speak our truths

let's get away from
all the clever humans
who put words in our mouth
let's only say what our hearts desire.

I was naive and thought we could express our feelings to each other- not suppress them and keep holding them back. Well, it was what I felt, and why should I be untrue to myself? I came to believe the importance that if you feel something strong enough then you should say it.

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.

We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.

We are not indeed obliged always to speak what we think, but we must always think what we speak. (p. 149).

Do as we say, not as we do.

To say what's in their hearts, regardless of shame. It doesn't change what they feel, what they want. It just helps... loosen them up.

The way in which we say something is often more important than what we say.

In these times when, to express ourselves, we must speak in a way others do not.

The weight of this sad time we must obey,
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.
The oldest hath borne most: we that are young
Shall never see so much, nor live so long.

I try to say what I feel
Without thinking about what I feel.
I try to place words right next to my idea
So that I won't need a corridor
Of thought leading to words.

Necessity resides in the way we talk about things, not in the things we talk about.

It takes lots of courage to say always what you think. The trouble is, we think things sometimes we ought not to say.