Max Lucado

People assume when they come into a church and see a person up there speaking, 'That person must be a good person.' My challenge through the years has been believing that: 'I guess I must be a really good person.' I struggle with it. It just helps me to keep that confessional posture.

American Clergyman

Andrea Seigel

As evidenced during my failed audition, I'm a thorough introvert who would completely hate living in a 'Real World' house. I would have taken my Ikea comforter to the confessional room and never come out.

American Novelist

Camila Cabello

Fifth Harmony as a group represents more confidence, more girl power, more unity. They're anthems, as opposed to confessional songwriting about one person's life when there are five individual women.

Cuban Musician

Zooey Deschanel

Not that there is anything wrong with confessional songwriting, there are plenty of people that do that I admire. I think it is great, it just isn't how I do things.

American Actress

Taylor Swift

My experience with songwriting is usually so confessional, it's so drawn from my own life and my own stories.

American Singer

Pope Francis

The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord's mercy motivates us to do better.

Argentinian Clergyman

Tina Brown

The hazard of confessional books is how fast the world moves on while they're written.

American Editor

Yoko Ono

If you go back to all my albums, they're all confessional.

American Artist

Sarah Harding

My songs are very confessional and honest.

KT Tunstall

Scottish Musician

The 'confessional' provides a private setting for sensitive religious practices, typically within Christianity.

Religious Privacy

A 'confessional' is a specific space, often an enclosed booth, designed for one-on-one conversation.

Physical Structure

It's a solemn place meant for serious conversations, not casual chat or gossip.

Sacred Atmosphere

As an adjective, 'confessional' often relates to religious practices and traditions, particularly about the act of confessing sins.

Religious Context

Refers to an atmosphere or practice focused on acknowledging and reflecting upon one's wrongdoings.

Moral Reflection

'Confessional' in modern times signifies personal, often emotional self-disclosure, sometimes in public settings.

Personal Disclosure

In literature or music, a 'confessional' style involves deep personal sharing, often therapeutic.

Intimate Genre

Using a 'confessional' tone can convey vulnerability and honesty, making the speaker seem relatable.

Vulnerability

 and anger and violence. It can feel like the end of the world. Yet, at the same time, I'm conflicted because I can't deny the fact that so many of my closest friends are people that I had met originally online. And I think that's partly because there's this confessional nature