When someone is genuinely worried about us their concern might come across in harsh words. But after the initial disappointment it will take a while for us to realize that the person cares to tell us the truth and nothing but the truth.

A maverick's madness is without method and his genius without purpose.

You don't cease to be what you are just for the reason that someone looks down upon you,
What you are is because of your own becoming, and the unbecoming too, is in your own power.