“That’s the thing about spies. Most of the secrets we keep are from each other.”
Source: United We Spy
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John Updike (1932–2009) American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic
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All three of the above are from "Future Quayle Quotes We Can Expect to Hear" by Al Jaffee, in MAD magazine, (October 1991), pp. 10–11
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Ben Bradley (politician) (1989) British politician
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Dick Gregory (1932–2017) American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur
“How can we expect others to keep our secrets if we cannot keep them ourselves?”
François de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680) French author of maxims and memoirs
Comment prétendons-nous qu'un autre puisse garder notre secret, si nous ne pouvons le garder nous-mêmes?
Maxim 64 of the Maximes supprimées.
Later Additions to the Maxims
Mark Haddon book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Source: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Joyce Meyer (1943) American author and speaker