Someone could cut through the mess in our house and look at it like one might look at rings on a tree or layers of sediment. They'd find the black-and-white hairs of a dog we had when I was six, the acid-washed jeans my mother once wore, the seven blood-soaked pillowcases from the time I skinned my knee. All our family secrets rest in endless piles. Holly Black
About This Quote

The quote above is about how the secrets of our past are hidden in our lives. There are many things that are hidden some where that can be found by someone else. For some people, secrets are more important than the present. They are afraid to share their secrets because they are afraid that someone else will find them. We often hide some things because we don't want to show our weakness or any other bad thing about ourselves.

However, there is no need to hide these things because they are all around us. This quote reminds me of an old saying my mother used to say: "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." She meant that people with too much knowledge about others can hurt them by giving away secrets that hurt others. She also said "You should never speak ill of the dead." As you will see, this quote is very similar to what my mother said.

Source: White Cat

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  1. Those who really love you don't mean to hurt you and if they do, you can't see it in their eyes but it hurts them too.
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  3. I need you to be happy. I need one of us to be happy.
  4. I need to stop fantasizing about running away to some other life and start figuring out the one I have.
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