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Quotes About Secrets

I spoke to each counselor, one-on-one, to find out exactly what was going on that night. When I got to Paul—he couldn't really answer. He said something vague about taking a walk. I knew right away what that meant. I knew he was gay. I knew who most of my gay kids were, and I always tried to look out for them. I was gay and closeted too, but I was an adult.
~ Maureen Johnson
softly when she was out of earshot. 'We'll have to take her with us.' Dad seemed uncertain but he said, 'Only if she promises not to say a word about it to Margot.
~ Maureen Reynolds
I remember my own childhood vividly..I knew terrible things. But I knew I mustn't let adults know I knew. It would scare them. (In conversation with Art Spiegelman, The New Yorker, September 27, 1993)
~ Maurice Sendak
If you listen at doors, you hear what you deserve.
~ Mavis Gallant
Acum nu este Acum, ci Mereu. (...) Trecutul nu mai este un secret, prezentul este prea subÈ›ire, c?ci se uzeaz? zi de zi, iar viitorul înseamn? îmb?trânire...
~ Max Frisch
Those who keep secrets from God keep their distance from God. Those who are honest with God draw near to God.
~ Max Lucado
I've got a magic charm That I keep up my sleeve, I can walk the ocean floor And never have to breathe.
~ Maya Angelou
Now that we're finally alone, you're going to listen to what I have to say.
~ Maya Banks
I like 'em big. And stupid. Don't tell my husband.
~ Meg Cabot
It wasn't me," Lars supplied, from the front seat. "I didn't tell." "Of course it wasn't Lars," Michael said, having overheard him. "Tell Lars no one is blaming him." Seriously, if my life were one of those romance novels with a love triangle, Lars and Michael would be the sexy paranormal alpha males, but the two of them would be in love with each other and just ignore me.
~ Meg Cabot
But it's there. Just because I haven't told anyone doesn't mean it isn't there, all the time, lurking in the back of my mind, like one those NSync songs you can't get out of your head.
~ Meg Cabot
Once we were outside, I was so excited I could hardly stand it. "Grandmère!" I yelled. "What'd you say to them? What'd you say to convince them to let me go?" But Grandmère just laughed in this scary way and said, "I have my ways." Boy, did I ever not hate her then.
~ Meg Cabot
Only a couple of people have figured out what a weirdo super freak I am on the inside. And those people all have a reason to keep my secret, because...well, I've helped them resolve their own secrets. One person especially. Miraculously, he fell in love with me. Don't ask me why. I think I'm fabulous, but I'm not entirely sure what he sees in me (except the fact that I've saved his life a few times. But he's returned the favor).
~ Meg Cabot
Ode to Algebra Thrust into this dingy classroom we die like lampless moths locked into the desolation of fluorescent lights and metal desks. Ten minutes until the bell rings. What use is the quadratic formula in our daily lives? Can we use it to unlock the secrets in the hearts of those we love? Five minutes until the bell rings. Cruel Algebra teacher, won't you let us go?
~ Meg Cabot
Why hadn't she said anything? It wouldn't have been weird for her to tell me, "Pierce, back when I was in high school and had terribly poor judgment, I used to go out with an extreme douche.
~ Meg Cabot
Qué utilidad tiene la fórmula cuadrática en la vida cotidiana? ¿Podemos utilizarla acaso para desvelar los secretos ocultos en los corazones de la personas que queremos?
~ Meg Cabot
The thing about secrets, though, is that they get out. And trust me, if you've got a secret, eventually, it's going to get out.
~ Meg Cabot
He knew Carolina de Silva.
~ Meg Cabot
The thing about secrets, though, is that they get out. And trust me, if you've got a secret, eventually, it's going to get out. And when it does, things are probably going to turn out to be okay ... well, after some counseling, or at worst, some jail time, or - if you're a celebrity - maybe a tell-all book with a couple of talk show appearances thrown in to apologize to your disappointed fans.
~ Meg Cabot
The gossip will carry to Attolian spies, who will report to Relius, Attolia's master of spies, and he will carry the news to her. Her secretary of the archives, murmured the magus. Hmm? asked the queen. Secretary of the archives, Relius. Master of spies is so- Accurate? Overtly direct, said the magus. Eddis laughed.
~ Megan Whalen Turner
There are things that two people say in the middle of the night That don't make sense to a third at breakfast.
~ Melissa Bank
A mind is like a puzzle; you must unlock it to read its hidden secrets.
~ Melissa de la Cruz
They each had secrets they were keeping from the other; secrets they were keeping out of love.
~ Melissa de la Cruz
Sometimes it was better to keep Pandora's box closed.
~ Melissa de la Cruz