frankness

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Billops’s questions to Van Der Zee give shape to the book’s narrative, and the subject’s frankness charms his dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“With his unconventional frankness and tenderness, he drew out people’s hidden qualities.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

But there’s a frankness to “Running With the Wolves” that’s refreshing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2025

It was that honesty and frankness, combined with his biting touch, that made Stephen Colbert such a TV icon.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

In spite of her terrifying frankness and overwhelming naïveté, he really knew nothing about her and he was tired of living with an enigma.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith