Comforting Quote by Yasunari Kawabata

“A secret, if it's kept, can be sweet and comforting, but once it leaks out it can turn on you with a vengeance.” quote by Yasunari Kawabata — Download Open image

“A secret, if it's kept, can be sweet and comforting, but once it leaks out it can turn on you with a vengeance.”

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