--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I cupped her cheeks in my hand. “What…" description: "\"“I cupped her cheeks in my hand. “What does this mean?” She smiled. “It means you can stop saying you have yet another convention to go to. Some of you..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/jamie-mcguire-215_smiled_i-cupped-her-cheeks-in-my-hand-what-does_603775.png" --- # I cupped her cheeks in my hand. “What does this mean?” She… ![“I cupped her cheeks in my hand. “What does this mean?” She smiled. “It means you can stop saying you have yet another convention to go to. Some of your cover stories are downright insulting.” quote by Jamie McGuire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/jamie-mcguire-215_smiled_i-cupped-her-cheeks-in-my-hand-what-does_603775.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/jamie-mcguire-215_smiled_i-cupped-her-cheeks-in-my-hand-what-does_603775.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/jamie-mcguire-215_smiled_i-cupped-her-cheeks-in-my-hand-what-does_603775.png) > ““I cupped her cheeks in my hand. “What does this mean?” She smiled. “It means you can stop saying you have yet another convention to go to. Some of your cover stories are downright insulting.”” [Jamie McGuire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-mcguire/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. She urges honesty, urging the speaker to drop pretenses and be authentic. **In simple terms:** Be honest, drop pretenses. 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