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| 126f39d | It does good to no woman to be flattered [by a man] who does not intend to marry her; and it is madness in all women to let a secret love kindle within them, which, if unreturned and unknown, must devour the life that feeds it; and, if discovered and responded to, must lead, ignis-fatuus-like, into miry wilds whence there is no extrication. | flattery love secret-love sense unavowed-love vulnerability women | Charlotte Brontë | |
| 7851f1c | I had deluded myself throughout by the idea of reviving a secret love which did not exist at all. | iris-murdoch love secret-love the-sea-the-sea unrequited-love | Iris Murdoch | |
| cc605b2 | No pasa nada por fuera. Eso es verdad. [...] Pero ni tu ni nadie puede vigilar por el interior de los pechos. | hiding-feelings love passion secret-love secrets | Federico García Lorca |