Catherine LaceyI wasn't sure if it was safe for me to be sharing time and space with other people, who all seemed so much gentler and safer and less of a secret to themselves than I felt I was.
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I wasn't sure if it was safe for me to be sharing time and space with other people, who all seemed so much gentler and safer and less of a secret to themselves than I felt I was. This quote is just about the author's feelings about meeting other people. This quote means that the author feels that she is not as safe as other people seem. The way she thought it was not safe was by the fact that there are other people who are gentler and braver than she thinks.
Source: Nobody Is Ever Missing
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