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"Never tell a man all about yourself, it's bound to lead to trouble."
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"Secrecy involves a tension which, at the moment of revelation, finds its release."
"I have spent many an hour, when I was younger, floating over its surface as the zephyr willed, having paddled my boat to the middle, and lying on my back across the seats, in a summer forenoon, dreaming awake, until I was aroused by the boat touching the sand, and I arose to see what shore my fates had impelled me to; days when idleness was the most attractive and productive industry. Many a forenoon have I stolen away, preferring to spend thus the most valued part of the day; for I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days, and spent them lavishly."
"In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means evasion, and evasion means a problem to the moral mind."
"The higher the classification of secrecy, the quicker you will report it."
"It's really best not to tell people when you feel bad. Growing up is about keeping secrets, and pretending everything is fine."
"Secrets affect you more than you'd think. You lie to keep them hidden. You steer talk away from them. You worry someone'll discover yours and tell the world. You think you are in charge of the secret, but isn't it the secret who's actually using you?"
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"She's been used to hiding her feelings for so long, no wonder her manner can be a little awkward."
"I can never resist telling people good news. I mean, why not brighten someone else's life too?"
"But you can't stay with people because of guilt. Or because they can drive a speedboat."
"Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too."
"Sometimes you don't need a goal in life, you don't need to know the big picture. you just need to know what you're going to do next!"
"It's the way he had a cup of tea waiting for me when I woke up. It's the way he turned on his laptop especially for me to look up all my Internet horoscopes and helped me choose the best one. He knows all the crappy, embarrassing bits about me that I normally try to hide from any man for as long as possible and he loves me anyway."
"To be honest, going out with Ed after Josh is like moving on to Duchy Originals super-tasty seeded loaf after plastic white bread. (I don't mean to be rude about Josh. And I didn't realize it at the time. But it is. He is. Plastic white bread.)"
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