She remembered how her heart, so tight, like a scroll, had opened when Arin kissed her. It had unfurled. If her heart were truly a scroll, she could burn it. It would become a tunnel of flame, a handful of ash. The secrets she had written inside herself would be gone. No one would know Marie Rutkoski
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It is hard to imagine a scenario where a person could burn their heart. It is so important for this organ to survive and keep beating. However, in the case of a person who has been betrayed, this heart can be burned. This is because the betrayal has caused them to realize their secrets and expose them to everyone. This would cause them to lose everything that they had hoped to be protected from others' eyes.

Source: The Winners Curse

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