It's who you is when folks knocks at the door of your heart what counts. Hide the past and it gives them what's jealous of you the power to bring you undone.

Bryce Courtenay
It's who you is when folks knocks at the door...
It's who you is when folks knocks at the door...
It's who you is when folks knocks at the door...
It's who you is when folks knocks at the door...
About This Quote

In this quote, the speaker is saying that people don’t really judge you by what you do in the present. They don’t see your history. Instead, they judge you by what you have been in the past. Only by being who you are at this moment can you keep from being judged.

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