--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: So what? You act all mysterious to seem…" description: "\"“So what? You act all mysterious to seem more interesting?” “What’s that supposed to mean?” “You’re always wandering off or running away,” he said. “Bu..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/jennifer-e-smith-1454_bad-thing_so-what-you-act-all-mysterious-to-seem-m_1894049.jpg" --- # So what? You act all mysterious to seem more interesting?”… ![“So what? You act all mysterious to seem more interesting?” “What’s that supposed to mean?” “You’re always wandering off or running away,” he said. “But you’re a lot more interesting when you’re just being yourself you know. When you’re actually here.” “I have no idea what you’re talking about,”…” quote by Jennifer E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/jennifer-e-smith-1454_bad-thing_so-what-you-act-all-mysterious-to-seem-m_1894049.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/jennifer-e-smith-1454_bad-thing_so-what-you-act-all-mysterious-to-seem-m_1894049.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/jennifer-e-smith-1454_bad-thing_so-what-you-act-all-mysterious-to-seem-m_1894049.jpg) > ““So what? You act all mysterious to seem more interesting?” “What’s that supposed to mean?” “You’re always wandering off or running away,” he said. “But you’re a lot more interesting when you’re just being yourself you know. When you’re actually here.” “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Emma said coldly. “Where else would I be?” “You know what I mean,” he said, a rough edge to his voice. “It’s like you’re so busy trying not to act like your family that you’ve never even stopped to consider that it might not be such a bad thing.” “Well what about you?” she shot back, aware of the bitterness in her words. “You complain about your dad not wanting you around, and then you complain when he wants you to stay home for school. You can’t have it both wars.” “Well neither can you,” he said. “ You can’t keep everyone at arms length and then expect them to be there for you when you need them.”” [Jennifer E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-e-smith/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. 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