Marti Noxon Quotes

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

I just love creating an environment where people can open up and say what's on their mind and in their heart.

Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.

At the end of the day, we can talk about anything but we have to be respectful.

To me, having the courage to tell your own story goes hand in hand with having the curiosity and humility to listen to others' stories.

I've been very lucky, from the beginning. I've found that as long as you're fundamentally good - as long as you're not being bad to people - people give you a lot of room to be yourself, because being yourself is being honest. And that's what people want to see.

As I've grown older, I've grown more convinced there's nothing that shouldn't be talked about. If we think we're protecting each other, we're not.

I don't think that you have to be effeminate to be sensitive.

I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.

Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.

Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense.

I think a good friend, to me, is all about trust and loyalty. You don't ever want to second-guess whether you can tell your friend something.

More idiots should just shut their mouths.

There are some things that, if you say them out loud, will hurt the other person's feelings. I tend to say them anyway. It's better to be honest.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

I'm a very sensitive person. I do like to be respected. I'm very loyal. I like it to be a two-way street.

Try and live your life the way you wish other people would live theirs.

If it's right and true, it's listened to and accommodated.

You don't tell people who disagree with you they'd be better off somewhere else. And you don't reduce them to stereotypes; you address them as fully formed people worthy of respect. You try to persuade them.

True respect means taking other people's beliefs seriously and assuming they are adult and intelligent enough to be able to cope with it if you tell them, clearly and civility, why you think they are totally, utterly and disastrously wrong.

Another important aspect of our home was respect for ideas.

If I have any particular appeal to women, maybe it's because I listen more than other guys do and appreciate how they think and feel about things.

Everyone should have their own opinion and be able to voice it. No matter what it is. Of course, that does not mean your opinion is always right. But, you're certainly entitled to your opinion.

People should be respected for the strength of their convictions, and I also believe in freedom of expression.