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fd9be33	...some secrets beg to be betrayed. The secret of undeclared love is like that.	betray betrayal confront desire love reveal secret undeclared unspoken	Robin Hobb
1e556a2	What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible. There is power in the keeping of a secret, and power in the revelation of a secret. Sometimes it takes a very wise man to discern which is the path to greater power. All men desirous of power should become collectors of secrets. There is no secret too small to be valuable. All men value their own secrets far above those of others. A scullery maid may be willing to betray a prince before allowing the name of her secret lover to be told.	betray collect cultivate decide discern employ hide knowledge learn path power purchase reveal secret seek-out threat trust use utilize	Robin Hobb
df5a512	When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool, you end up sounding like a moron instead.	dissemble fool hide lie moron reveal truth	Robin Hobb
c876c6d	What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible.... Be very chary of revealing your hoarded secrets. Many lose all power once they have been divulged. Be even more careful of sharing your secrets lest you find yourself a puppet dancing on someone else's strings.	careful collect discern hide power puppet reveal secret threat trust use utilize wary	Robin Hobb
1805996	She knew only too well that the song was a beautiful lie. As soon as kitsch is recognized for the lie it is, it moves into the context of non-kitsch, thus losing its authoritarian power and becoming as touching as any other human weakness. For none among us is superman enough to escape kitsch completely. No matter how we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition.	authoritarian beauty human human-condition kitsch lie power reveal weakness	Milan Kundera
89a1f08	I said, barely able to open my jaw enough to get the words out. Rafe looked surprised at first but seeing my face, that melted away and his own face hardened. He turned to Nicole. he said. she squeaked. Her blue eyes rounded and she flinched, like a whipped puppy seeing a raised hand. Hayley said. I clenched my fists tighter and my face started to throb, as if I was about to shift. I took a deep breath and tried to find clam so I could explain. Nicole said again, tears welling up. Sam said. She turned to the others.	nicole rafe reveal sam truth	Kelley Armstrong

...some secrets beg to be betrayed. The secret of undeclared love is like that.

betray betrayal confront desire love reveal secret undeclared unspoken

Robin Hobb

1e556a2

What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible. There is power in the keeping of a secret, and power in the revelation of a secret. Sometimes it takes a very wise man to discern which is the path to greater power. All men desirous of power should become collectors of secrets. There is no secret too small to be valuable. All men value their own secrets far above those of others. A scullery maid may be willing to betray a prince before allowing the name of her secret lover to be told.

betray collect cultivate decide discern employ hide knowledge learn path power purchase reveal secret seek-out threat trust use utilize

Robin Hobb

df5a512

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool, you end up sounding like a moron instead.

dissemble fool hide lie moron reveal truth

Robin Hobb

c876c6d

What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible.... Be very chary of revealing your hoarded secrets. Many lose all power once they have been divulged. Be even more careful of sharing your secrets lest you find yourself a puppet dancing on someone else's strings.

careful collect discern hide power puppet reveal secret threat trust use utilize wary

Robin Hobb

1805996

She knew only too well that the song was a beautiful lie. As soon as kitsch is recognized for the lie it is, it moves into the context of non-kitsch, thus losing its authoritarian power and becoming as touching as any other human weakness. For none among us is superman enough to escape kitsch completely. No matter how we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition.

authoritarian beauty human human-condition kitsch lie power reveal weakness

Milan Kundera

89a1f08

I said, barely able to open my jaw enough to get the words out. Rafe looked surprised at first but seeing my face, that melted away and his own face hardened. He turned to Nicole. he said. she squeaked. Her blue eyes rounded and she flinched, like a whipped puppy seeing a raised hand. Hayley said. I clenched my fists tighter and my face started to throb, as if I was about to shift. I took a deep breath and tried to find clam so I could explain. Nicole said again, tears welling up. Sam said. She turned to the others.

nicole rafe reveal sam truth

Kelley Armstrong