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Live truth instead of professing it. Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important then proving anything to anyone. I was ashamed of myself when I realized that life was a costume party, and I attended with my real face. If you are comfortable dancing in public without alcohol or drugs, you are at peace with who you are. If you know how quickly people forget the dead, you will stop living to impress people.