Quotes About Confidant

I'm not so great at keeping secrets; maybe that's why no one ever tells me things.

Strike was used to playing archaeologist among the ruins of people's traumatized memories; he had made himself the confidant of thugs; he had bullied the terrified, baited the dangerous and laid traps for the cunning.

John had always confided in her about business and in 1893 was still sending her detailed reports about Mesabi ore.

She confided in John, felt a peaceful glow in his presence, and he responded with deep compassion.

A place to keep all your secrets

You remember I said last night that you were my secret?" Anna nodded. "I knew just what you meant. You're mine.

Didn't you know, you're my secret?

tenho tendência para acautelar todos os juízos de valor, um hábito que me desvendou muitas naturezas curiosas, mas que também me vitimou com muitos aborrecimentos de morte. (...) na faculdade (...) era o confidente dos sofrimentos secretos de homens atormentados e obscuros. Não desejei a maior parte dessas confidências...

To whom, then, must I dedicate my wonderful, surprising and interesting adventures? to whom dare I reveal my private opinion of my nearest relations? the secret thoughts of my dearest friends? my own hopes, fears, reflections and dislikes? Nobody!

A secret is only yours so long as you don't share it. Tell it to one person, and it's a secret no more.

A secret is only a secret as long as only one man knows it.

Being someone's best friend doesn't always mean telling them every tiny thing about yourself, you know. Sometimes it means having enough trust to let them have their secrets and still be there for them. -Morvena

Sometimes Rockefeller gave Gates glimpses into his inner sadness.

It may happen, however, that he falls into despair just for the fact that he has opened his heart to another; it may be that he thinks it would have been infinitely preferable to maintain silence rather than have anyone privy to his secret. There are examples of introverts who are brought to despair precisely because they have acquired a confidant.

Who can you trust if not your sister? Who knows your story better than she?

Who can you trust if not your sister? Who knows your story better than she?

CONFIDANT, CONFIDANTE, n. One entrusted by A with the secrets of B, confided by him to C.

It was nice growing up with someone like you — someone to lean on, someone to count on... someone to tell on!

To him that you tell your secret you resign your liberty.

Of course I can keep secrets. It's the people I tell them to who can't keep them.

When you need someone to talk to in difficult times, it's tempting to try to turn a trusted ally into a confidant as well. Not a good idea.

Pois, francamente, só agora entendia a comoção que me davam essas e outras confidências. A emoção era doce e nova, mas a causa dela fugia-me, sem que eu a buscasse nem suspeitasse.

Only two can keep a secret if one of them is dead.

What is a friend if not someone you feel close to, someone you like being with, someone you can confide in and share pleasure with. -Jeremy Malory-