"Keeping You a Secret" Quotes
A high school girl must navigate the complexities of coming out and first love while facing her mother's disapproval in "Keeping You a Secret" by Julie Anne Peters.
lgbt | 250 pages | Published in 2005
Quotes
Hiding from the truth never makes it go away. It only makes the truth harder to find.
I'm not going to pretend I'm someone else to make other people happy.
Pretending to be something you're not is a heavy burden to bear.
Sometimes the hardest person to tell the truth to is yourself.
Love doesn't need approval; it just needs to be.
Being true to yourself is the best gift you can give to the world.
Never apologize for being who you are.
Pain will lessen, but only if you let it. Don't hold on to it.
Happiness comes from embracing your true self, not from pretending to be someone you're not.
The most powerful act of defiance is to love yourself when the world tells you not to.
