Quotes About Secrecy

É singular que certa ordem de atos secretos tenha como consequência exterior um mode de falar ou gesticular que os revela.

Let us simply recall the wish to appear natural and forthcoming, the instinctive movement to conceal a secret lovers' meeting, a mixture of modesty and ostentation, the need to speak of what is so pleasant to ourselves and to show that we are loved, a partial understanding of what the other person already knows, or guesses, which, outrunning or falling short of his understanding, constantly over- or under-estimates it, the involuntary drive to take risks or to cut one's losses.

Albertine would in any case either not have given me any answer or else a "no" in which the "n" would have been too hesitant and the "o" too resonant. Albertine never recounted facts that might harm her,

And then my thoughts, did not they form a similar sort of hiding-hole, in the depths of which I felt that I could bury myself and remain invisible even when I was looking at what went on outside?

If the conversations of two people bound by a tie of intimacy are full of lies, these crop up no less spontaneously in the conversations that a third person holds with a lover about the person with whom the latter is in love, whatever the sex of that person.

Le sourire de Monna Lisa, dont nous ne savons rien (c'est peut-être un visage d'homme) est plus mystérieux.

Never tell a man you can read him through and through; most people prefer to be thought enigmas.

Nor can one underestimate the lengths to which the Catholic hierarchy went to keep its ugly secrets to itself. One lay Catholic described it as follows: "Their structure and social chemistry is almost identical to the Mafia. There is a deep secrecy and a fierce loyalty to the organization.

Slide by with a lie; don't admit it till you quit it. It

Well, in the view of most Navy SEALs, the public does not have that right to know, not if it means placing our lives in unnecessary peril

He had learned something already in the course of his journey. If you carried a closed wooden box, people want to know what is in it.

The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one.

It's a simple domestic tale, about a girl who has problems getting married, and how she deals with her relations and friends. Miss Dalrymple has quite an eye for character; I'd swear some of her people must be drawn from life, and it's no wonder she wants to remain anonymous.

No, It's not fair. But I was thinking more along the lines of the Pentagon and Washington itself. Sometimes I suspect that those who are running things might grow addicted to power. Secrecy's essential in wartime, but once in place, will it ever be removed?

Never let them know who you really are, how you live, and that you can observe and think, that was her motto.

Ja, her står vi nå andektige foran en slitt blå dør og vi vet ikke hvor den fører. Døren bærer spor etter menneskehender. Låsen er treg. Vi hører hvordan den knirker. Den vil ikke gi etter, den er gammel og rusten. Døren vil ikke opp. Og her, foran denne forseglede blå døren, slås vi unektelig av tanken: Hvem var det som sist gikk gjennom denne døren? Hvem låste den sist? Hva skjuler seg bak den?

Fritz had an older sister that he'd never thought to mention, and that his story about having had a terrible childhood that kept him from talking about his family was, as Barney had stated, bull.

There are divers men who make a great show of loyalty, and pretend to such discretion in the hidden things they hear, that at the end folk come to put faith in them.

You can hide from others, but you can't hide from yourself.

If someone looks into your eyes, I read in a book one time, he'll see right into your soul. I didn't want anyone to see into my soul.

The reason people fear to confide in anyone is that even an internal friend can make personal details external, and it will remain eternal.

Those who say don't know, those who know don't say

My relationship with food is intimate. I don't eat and tell.

If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched.