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Can You Keep a Secret?

Can You Keep a Secret?
Sophie Kinsella

Can You Keep a Secret? is author Sophie Kinsella's first "stand-alone" novel, published by Dial Press Trade Paperback on March 1, 2003 in the United Kingdom.

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“I've always had this deep-down conviction that I'm not like everybody else, and there's an amazingly exciting new life waiting for me just around the corner.”

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“Mummy always told me, you should never let a man see your feelings or the contents of your handbag.”

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“Emma, your granddad’s on the line,” says Artemis, putting her hand over the receiver. “Something about the night bus and he’ll never trust you again?”

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“Emma, I'm sorry, I can't help you. This is a disaster. You're completely vulnerable. It's like going into battle in a nightie.”

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“I hurl the glass teapot to the ground.

we both stare at it, stunned.

"it was supposed to break," I explain after a pause, " and that was going to signify that yes, I would throw something away. If I knew it wasn't right for me.”

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“Relationships are a battle. They are a chess game. And what did I do? I just threw all my chess pieces down on the board at once, and said, "Here! Have them all!”

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“A real relationship is two-way.”

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“The truth is, some relationships are supposed to last forever, and some are only supposed to last a few days. That’s the way life is.”

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“If you can't be honest with your friends and colleagues and loved ones, then what is life all about?”

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“Honestly, do these people have nothing better to do than engage in stupid mindless speculation about people they don't know?”

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“Carried away.
He got a little carried away.
This is like saying Hitler was a tad aggressive.”

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“Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too.”

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