The U.S. government has a long history of overclassifying information that shouldn't be classified at all–and keeping information classified until long after any justification for classifying it has disappeared.
I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.
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Stephanie Perkins
Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high.
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William Goldman
I never lie, " I said offhand. "At least not to those I don't love.
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Anne Rice
I don't judge people. It blurs out the center of my attention, my focus, myself.
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Toba Beta
Many people pray to be kept out of unexpected problems. Some people pray to be able to confront and overcome them.
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Toba Beta
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