Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A confession has to be part of your new life.
Confession has been my habitual homecoming since I was a child. It is a consolation and a joy, and such joy, our faith teaches us, is meant for everyone. It is our vocation to bring it to as many people as possible.
Confession alone is not necessarily good for the soul.
My whole act is confession.
As this is the first time I have had the floor, it may be well for me now to confess, that I am in the habit of freely imputing errors to my fellow-men.
I have hardly detained the reader long enough on the subject, to give him a just impression of the stress laid on confession. It is one of the great points to which our attention was constantly directed.
My writing is remarkably non-confessional; you actually learn very little about me.
Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
I don't confess in my work because to me, that implies that you're dumping all your guilt and sins on the page and asking the reader to forgive you.
The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
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