Destroying Quote by Anne Roiphe

“A person who has no secrets is a liar. We always fold ourselves away from others just enough to preserve a secret or two, something that we cannot share without destroying our inner landscape.” quote by Anne Roiphe — Download Open image

“A person who has no secrets is a liar. We always fold ourselves away from others just enough to preserve a secret or two, something that we cannot share without destroying our inner landscape.”

Anne Roiphe

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