It turns out that when there is some conspicuous gap or contradiction at the center of someone's existence, there is probably a very specific, obvious reason for it, and the reason you're avoiding confronting it directly is that it's something you don't want to know.
I'd learned that some things are best kept secret.
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Nicholas Sparks
True friends are those who came into your life, saw the most negative part of you, but are not ready to leave you, no matter how contagious you are to them.
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Michael Bassey Johnson
I never lie, " I said offhand. "At least not to those I don't love.
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Anne Rice
When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy.
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Oscar Wilde
Ronan's second secret was Adam Parrish.
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Maggie Stiefvater
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