Sometimes we speak clumsily and create internal knots in others. Then we say, "I was just telling the truth." It may be the truth, but if our way of speaking causes unnecessary suffering, it is not Right Speech. The truth must be presented in ways that others can accept.
"The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching," by Thich Nhat Hanh
Hikayat: Short Stories by Lebanese Women, edited by Roseanne Saad Khalaf
The Holy Bible English Standard Version (ESV) (Kindle Edition)
IN FRENCH: Babylon Babies, by Maurice G. Dantec
Vivisection: A Love Story, by Amanda Hayes (on my Kindle)
An Anthology of Ham Sok Hon, Edition by The Ham Sok Hon Memorial Foundation (read half)
The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others, by Scot McKnight
Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back, by Norah Vincent, book club book