'You look like a girl with a secret,' Matt said. 'I think it must be the smile.' She moved closer to him, which was very close, and lowered her voice. 'Can you keep a secret?' Matt smiled with one side of his mouth to show that he knew what was coming. She said it anyway. 'So can I.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shared secrets build intimacy between people.
- In plain terms
- Keeping secrets together makes you closer.
- What can you take from it?
- Confiding in others builds trust.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Whom do you trust with secrets?
- What binds you to others?
Another view
Secrets can also burden.
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